A pediatric case of acute meningitis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 33D

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of bacterial meningitis in children. It is also responsible for bacteremia, sepsis, pneumonia, sinusitis and acute otitis media in young children worldwide. The serotypes included in the 7-valent conjugated pneumococcal vaccine (PCV7)-1, 5, 6A, 6B,...

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Main Authors: Ayşe Kaman, Türkan Aydın-Teke, Fatma Nur Öz, Gülsüm İclal Bayhan, Özge Metin, Zeynep Gökçe Gayretli-Aydın, Gönül Tanır
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2015-06-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1243
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