Pneumococcal Vaccination: Should We Kill the Enemy or Just Disarm It?

Affiliations

¹ Respiratory Medicine Department, Hospital de Sabadell, Corporació Parc Taulí, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Ciber Enfermedades Respiratorias, Bunyola, Spain.

Editorial

Manel Luján et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2016.

. 2016 Jan 15;62(2):148-9.

doi: 10.1093/cid/civ805. Epub 2015 Sep 9.

¹ Respiratory Medicine Department, Hospital de Sabadell, Corporació Parc Taulí, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Ciber Enfermedades Respiratorias, Bunyola, Spain.

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Keywords: herd effect; immunocompromise; nasopharyngeal flora; pneumococcal vaccines; serotype replacement.

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Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Among Immunocompromised Persons: Implications for Vaccination Programs.
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