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Editorial
. 2020 Jan;75(1):6-7.
doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2019-214135. Epub 2019 Nov 21.

Pneumococcal pneumonia

David Goldblatt  1 , Elizabeth Miller  2
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Editorial

Pneumococcal pneumonia

David Goldblatt et al. Thorax. 2020 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: bacterial infection; pneumonia; respiratory infection.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: DG’s laboratory receives grant funding from industry partners including the vaccine manufacturers GSK, Merck and Sanofi Pasteur. DG receives occasional honoraria from industry partners for participation in advisory boards.

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