Serogroup-specific epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae: associations with age, sex, and geography in 7,000 episodes of invasive disease.

A study sample of 7,010 episodes of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae disease was obtained by combining 13 existing datasets. Disease episodes due to each of 12 pneumococcal serogroups (1, 3-9, 14, 18, 19, and 23) were then compared with episodes in a constant internal control group to describe sero...

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Main Authors: Scott, J, Hall, A, Dagan, R, Dixon, J, Eykyn, S, Fenoll, A, Hortal, M, Jetté, L, Jorgensen, J, Lamothe, F, Latorre, C, Macfarlane, J, Shlaes, D, Smart, L, Taunay, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1996