Risk of invasive pneumococcal disease in patients with asplenia/hyposplenism: A nationwide population-based study in Korea, 2009–2018
Objectives: We aimed to determine the incidence and relative risk (RR) of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in patients with asplenia/hyposplenism, using a nationwide population-based database. Methods: From 2009 to 2018, all claimed cases of newly diagnosed asplenia/hyposplenism in the National H...
Main Authors: | , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Elsevier
2020-09-01
|
Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220305567 |