Retrospective study of prognostic factors in pediatric invasive pneumococcal disease
Streptococcus pneumoniae remains the leading causative pathogen in pediatric pneumonia and bacteremia throughout the world. The invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) is known as isolation of S. pneumoniae from a normally sterile site (e.g., blood, cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid, pericardial fluid...
Main Authors: | Nan-Chang Chiu, Hsin Chi, Chun-Chih Peng, Hung-Yang Chang, Daniel Tsung-Ning Huang, Lung Chang, Wei-Te Lei, Chien-Yu Lin |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2017-01-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/2941.pdf |
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