Tuesday, January 31, 2006

How much pneumococcal disease is there?

A paper in the Journal of Infection investigates the burden of pneumococcal disease in England and Wales. They estimate the incidence, number of hospitalisations, deaths and GP consultations, using national data sources and GP data sources. This they do as a preliminary to evaluating the impact of possible vaccination strategies.

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Read more in the Journal of Infection (Athens authentication required off campus).

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