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Bacteraemia in homozygous sickle cell disease in Africa: is pneumococcal prophylaxis justified?

BACKGROUND: The high frequency of Streptococcus pneumoniae as a cause of bacteraemia in homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease and its effective prevention has led to the routine use of pneumococcal prophylaxis in developed countries. The reported infrequency of this organism as a cause of bacteraemia...

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Auteurs principaux: Kizito, M E, Mworozi, E, Ndugwa, C, Serjeant, G R
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: BMJ Group 2007
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Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2083172/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16531454
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/adc.2005.088807
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