Abstract

Streptococcus pneumoniae causes a broad spectrum of diseases from otitis media and sinusitis, to nonbacteremic pneumonia and, finally, to invasive pneumococcal diseases (IPD; (bacteremic pneumonia, septicemia with unknown focus and meningitis).

Details

Title
Epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal infections: manifestations, incidence and case fatality rate correlated to age, gender and risk factors
Author
Backhaus, Erik; Berg, Stefan; Andersson, Rune; Ockborn, Gunilla; Malmstrom, Petter; Dahl, Mats; Nasic, Salmir; Trollfors, Birger
Pages
n/a
Publication year
2016
Publication date
2016
Publisher
BioMed Central
e-ISSN
14712334
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1816993445
Copyright
Copyright BioMed Central 2016