Pneumococcal vaccination and chronic respiratory diseases
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Pneumococcal vaccination and chronic respiratory diseases
Patients with COPD and other chronic respiratory diseases are especially vulnerable to viral and bacterial pulmonary infections, which are major causes of exacerbations, hospitalization, disease progression, and mortality in COPD patients. Effective vaccines could reduce the burden of respiratory infections and acute exacerbations in COPD patients, but what is the evidence for this? This articl...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1178-2005
DOI: 10.2147/copd.s140378