Vaccines against bacterial meningitis
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Vaccines against bacterial meningitis.
Meningitis remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality among children >5 years of age and is especially prevalent in developing countries. Effective routine immunization against Hib, pneumococcus and serogroupC meningococcus has had a significant impact on both invasive disease and carriage caused by these encapsulated bacteria. The major challenge in prevention of meningitis remains ...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Medical Bulletin
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1471-8391,0007-1420
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldh041