PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION AND MODERN OPPORTUNITIES OF ITS PROPHYLAXIS — EPIDEMIOLOGICAL REVIEW OF SITUATION IN THE WORLD AND RUSSIA
<p><em>This review analyzes the data on prevalence and microbe picture of pneumococcal infections in the world and in Russia, based on the results of the proper studies and the literature data. The perspectives of introduction of mass vaccinoprophylaxis of pneumococcal infections in chil...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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"Paediatrician" Publishers LLC
2010-01-01
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| Series: | Voprosy Sovremennoj Pediatrii |
| Online Access: | http://vsp.spr-journal.ru:80/jour/article/view/829 |
| Summary: | <p><em>This review analyzes the data on prevalence and microbe picture of pneumococcal infections in the world and in Russia, based on the results of the proper studies and the literature data. The perspectives of introduction of mass vaccinoprophylaxis of pneumococcal infections in children starting from the age of 2 months old and prognosis of its effectiveness depending on serotype spectrum, included in conjugated vaccines, are estimated.</em><strong><em></em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Key words: children, pneumococcal infection, vaccination, prophylaxis.</em></strong><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>(<em><em><em>Voprosy sovremennoi pediatrii — </em></em></em>Current Pediatrics. 2010;9(1):62-69)</em></span></p> |
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| ISSN: | 1682-5527 1682-5535 |