Estimating the proportion of pneumonia attributable to pneumococcus in Kenyan adults: latent class analysis.

BACKGROUND: Community-acquired pneumonia is a common cause of hospitalization among African adults, and Streptococcus pneumoniae is assumed to be a frequent cause. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is currently being introduced into childhood immunization programs in Africa. The case for adult vaccina...

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Main Authors: Jokinen, J, Scott, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2010