Hospitalization rates and outcome of invasive bacterial vaccine-preventable diseases in Tuscany: a historical cohort study of the 2000–2016 period

Hospitalization rates and outcome of invasive bacterial vaccine-preventable diseases in Tuscany: a historical cohort study of the 2000–2016 period

Abstract Background Invasive bacterial diseases (IBD) are a serious cause of hospitalization, sequelae and mortality. Albeit a low incidence, an increase in cases due to H. influenzae was registered in the past 4 years and, in the Tuscany region, an excess of cases due to N. meningitidis since 2015...

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Main Authors: Elena Chiappini, Federica Inturrisi, Elisa Orlandini, Maurizio de Martino, Chiara de Waure
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Invasive bacterial diseases
Hospitalization, trend
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3316-1

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