SEROTYPE CHARACTERISTIC OF PNEUMOCOCCI ISOLATED FROM PATIENTS WITH PNEUMOCOCCAL MENINGITIS

As it was reported by World Health Organization, the annual number of deaths caused by pneumococci reaches 1,6 million people including 700 thousand of children of 0–5 years old. Pneumococcal meningitis is one of the most severe manifestations of pneumococcal infection. S. pneumoniae keeps one of th...

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Main Authors: I. S. Koroleva, G. V. Beloshitsky, K. O. Mironov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: "Paediatrician" Publishers LLC 2012-07-01
Series:Вопросы современной педиатрии
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Online Access:https://vsp.spr-journal.ru/jour/article/view/465