Is tuberculosis elimination a reality?
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364 www.thelancet.com/infection Vol 14 May 2014 13-valent pneumococcal vaccines have substantially reduced meningitis and septicaemia in children. Comprehensive disease surveillance with continued development and implementation of vaccines against additional pneumococcal serotypes and serogroup B meningococcal disease will be needed to further improve control of these serious bacterial infections.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Lancet. Infectious diseases
دوره 14 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014