Safety and Efficacy of Pneumococcal Vaccination in Pediatric Nephrotic Syndrome

Nephrotic syndrome affects both children and adults. Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome is reported to be one of the most frequent renal pathologies in childhood. Nephrotic children are at high risk for severe pneumococcal infections as one of the life-threatening complications of nephrotic syndrome due...

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Main Authors: Shamitha Thishakya Goonewardene, Calyn Tang, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Kok-Gan Chan, Prithvy Lingham, Learn-Han Lee, Bey-Hing Goh, Priyia Pusparajah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2019.00339/full