| Literature DB >> 16732158 |
Margaret Fletcher1, John Leeming, Keith Cartwright, Adam Finn.
Abstract
During 2003-2004, locally presenting pleural empyema cases in children increased 3-fold. Antigen analysis of empyema fluid identified Streptococcus pneumoniae in 27 of 29 cases for whom samples were available and capsular polysaccharide type 1 in 18 of these. Use of a conjugate vaccine without serotype 1 antigen would have had limited impact on this morbidity in our region.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16732158 DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000219535.14201.1b
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Infect Dis J ISSN: 0891-3668 Impact factor: 2.129