| Autor: |
Jesús Feris-Iglesias, Josefina Fernández, Jacqueline Sánchez, Fabiana Pimenta, Chabela Peña, Hilma Coradin, Eddy Perez-Then, Maria Peinado, Angélica Floren, Teresa Del Moral, Dean Erdman, Maria da Gloria Carvalho, Jennifer Rabke Verani |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2014 |
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| Zdroj: |
Pneumonia, Vol 4, Iss 0, Pp 8-15 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2200-6133 |
| DOI: |
10.15172/pneu.2014.4/413 |
| Popis: |
Pleural effusion is a serious complication of pneumonia, and Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause. We describe the aetiology of pneumonia with effusion among children in the Dominican Republic before the introduction of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) in 2013 and the performance characteristics of a rapid immunochromatographic test (ICT) for detecting S. pneumoniae in pleural fluid. From July 2009 to June 2011, we enrolled children |
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