Serotype-specific Cardiac Involvement in Pneumococcal Pneumonia

Keith P Klugman^{1

2

3}, Charles Feldman⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Global Health, School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
² Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Pathology, University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, Johannesburg, South Africa.
³ Pneumonia Program, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA.
⁴ Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Editorial

Keith P Klugman et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2022.

. 2022 Feb 11;74(3):507-508.

doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1434.

Keith P Klugman^{1

2

3}, Charles Feldman⁴

¹ Department of Global Health, School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
² Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Pathology, University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, Johannesburg, South Africa.
³ Pneumonia Program, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA.
⁴ Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

No abstract available

Keywords: pneumococcus; cardiac disease; pneumonia; serotype.

Comment on

Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events During Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Are Serotype Dependent.
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