Identifying clinical factors associated with invasive pneumococcal disease in Taiwan

Kaohsiung J Med Sci. 2019 Jun;35(6):379-381. doi: 10.1002/kjm2.12041. Epub 2019 Mar 19.

Authors

Yi-Hsin Lin¹, Hsiao-Ching Kuo², Shu-Ruei Wu¹, Bao-Ren Nong^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
² Research Center of Medical Informatics, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.

PMID: 30887643
DOI: 10.1002/kjm2.12041

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Asthma / complications
Asthma / diagnosis*
Asthma / physiopathology
Cardiovascular Diseases / complications
Cardiovascular Diseases / diagnosis*
Cardiovascular Diseases / physiopathology
Child
Child, Preschool
Diabetes Mellitus / diagnosis*
Diabetes Mellitus / physiopathology
Female
Hepatic Insufficiency / complications
Hepatic Insufficiency / diagnosis*
Hepatic Insufficiency / physiopathology
Humans
Immunosuppression Therapy / adverse effects
Infant
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasms / complications
Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Neoplasms / physiopathology
Pneumococcal Infections / diagnosis*
Pneumococcal Infections / etiology
Pneumococcal Infections / microbiology
Pneumococcal Infections / physiopathology
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / complications
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / diagnosis*
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / physiopathology
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / complications
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / diagnosis*
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / physiopathology
Risk Factors
Streptococcus pneumoniae / pathogenicity
Streptococcus pneumoniae / physiology
Taiwan