Pneumococcal vaccination and childhood pneumonia in South Africa

Thorax. 2015 Dec;70(12):1103-5. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207191. Epub 2015 Sep 22.

Authors

Kim Mulholland¹, Cattram Nguyen²

Affiliations

¹ Infection and Immunity Theme, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia Epidemiology and Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK.
² Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia.

No abstract available

Keywords: ABCA3; Pneumonia; Tobacco and the lung.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Child
Humans
Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / diagnostic imaging
Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / epidemiology*
Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / prevention & control*
Primary Prevention / methods
Radiography
South Africa / epidemiology
Vaccination
Vaccines, Conjugate

Substances

Vaccines, Conjugate