Surveillance of bacterial meningitis in an Angolan pediatric hospital after the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines
# Background Bacterial meningitis (BM) is a significant cause of mortality in children; with deaths from BM in children aged \<5 years in Angola estimated at 2395 in 2015. *Streptococcus pneumoniae* is one causative agent for BM in young children, and Angola introduced routine immunization with...
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| Main Authors: | Suvi Urtti, Manuel L. Cruzeiro, Linda de Gouveia, Heikki Peltola, Anne von Gottberg, Moe H. Kyaw, Tuula Pelkonen |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Inishmore Laser Scientific Publishing Ltd
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Global Health Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.29392/joghr.3.e2019091 |
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