Capsular serotype-specific attack rates and duration of carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in a population of children.

BACKGROUND: The relative invasiveness rates (attack rates) of Streptococcus pneumoniae of different capsular serotypes in children are not known. Estimates of capsular serotype invasiveness (designated "invasive odds ratios") that are based on cross-sectional prevalence carriage data have...

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Main Authors: Sleeman, K, Griffiths, D, Shackley, F, Diggle, L, Gupta, S, Maiden, M, Moxon, E, Crook, D, Peto, T
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado em: 2006