Bacteria and viruses in the upper respiratory tract of Congolese children with radiologically confirmed pneumonia
Abstract Background Acute pneumonia remains a leading cause of death among children below 5 years of age in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), despite introduction of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) in 2013. Potential pathogens in the nasopharynx of hospitalised ch...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-08-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06570-1 |