Pneumococcus and the Elderly in Italy: A Summary of Available Evidence Regarding Carriage, Clinical Burden of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections and On-Field Effectiveness of PCV13 Vaccination

Streptococcus pneumoniae is currently the leading cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) in adults, elderly and high-risk subjects worldwide. The clear benefits of pneumococcal conjugate vaccination in childhood have been accompanied by a decrease o...

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Published in:Int J Mol Sci
Main Authors: Orsi, Andrea, Ansaldi, Filippo, Trucchi, Cecilia, Rosselli, Roberto, Icardi, Giancarlo
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: MDPI 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4964513/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27428964
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms17071140
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