Pneumococcus

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jul 2013 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Medical Clinics of North America, volume 97, pages 647-666 (issn: 0025-7125,

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Authors: Samuel Y, Ash; John V L, Sheffield;

doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2013.03.005

pmid: 23809718

Pneumococcus

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Abstract

Pneumococcus is one of the most common bacterial pathogens encountered in medicine. This article summarizes the risk factors, pathogenesis, treatment, and prevention of the spectrum of disease caused by pneumococcus with particular emphasis on antibiotic resistance as well as immunization. This information is useful for physicians caring for patients both as inpatients and outpatients as well as for those concerned with public health and disease prevention.

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Keywords

Pneumococcal Vaccines, Risk Factors, Drug Resistance, Bacterial, Humans, Global Health, Pneumococcal Infections, United States, Anti-Bacterial Agents

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