Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes and Mortality in Adults and Adolescents in South Africa: Analysis of National Surveillance Data, 2003 - 2008.

Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes and Mortality in Adults and Adolescents in South Africa: Analysis of National Surveillance Data, 2003 - 2008.

An association between pneumococcal serotypes and mortality has been suggested. We aimed to investigate this among individuals aged ≥15 years with invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in South Africa.IPD cases were identified through national laboratory-based surveillance at 25 sites, pre-pneumococca...

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Main Authors: Cheryl Cohen, Nireshni Naidoo, Susan Meiring, Linda de Gouveia, Claire von Mollendorf, Sibongile Walaza, Preneshni Naicker, Shabir A Madhi, Charles Feldman, Keith P Klugman, Halima Dawood, Anne von Gottberg, GERMS-SA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4604081?pdf=render

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