PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION AND MODERN OPPORTUNITIES OF ITS PROPHYLAXIS — EPIDEMIOLOGICAL REVIEW OF SITUATION IN THE WORLD AND RUSSIA

Autor: S.V. Sidorenko, Yu.V. Lobzin, S.M. Kharit, I.S. Koroleva, V.K. Tatochenko
Jazyk: English<br />Russian
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Вопросы современной педиатрии, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 62-69 (2010)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1682-5527
1682-5535
Popis: This review analyzes the data on prevalence and microbe picture of pneumococcal infections in the world and in Russia, based on the results of the proper studies and the literature data. The perspectives of introduction of mass vaccinoprophylaxis of pneumococcal infections in children starting from the age of 2 months old and prognosis of its effectiveness depending on serotype spectrum, included in conjugated vaccines, are estimated.Key words: children, pneumococcal infection, vaccination, prophylaxis.(Voprosy sovremennoi pediatrii — Current Pediatrics. 2010;9(1):62-69)
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