Association of serotype with risk of death due to pneumococcal pneumonia: a meta-analysis.
BACKGROUND: The 92 capsular serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae differ greatly in nasopharyngeal carriage prevalence, invasiveness, and disease incidence. There has been some debate, though, regarding whether serotype independently affects the outcome of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD). Publis...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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