The burden of vaccine-preventable invasive bacterial infections and pneumonia in children admitted to hospital in urban Nepal | Zendy

Dominic F. Kelly | Zendy; Stephen Thorson | Zendy; Mitu Maskey | Zendy; Sandeep Mahat | Zendy; Umesh Shrestha | Zendy; Mainga Hamaluba | Zendy; Eleri Williams | Zendy; Sabina Dongol | Zendy; Anja Werno | Zendy; Howard Portess | Zendy; Bharat K. Yadav | Zendy; Neelam Adhikari | Zendy; Malcolm Guiver | Zendy; Kurien Thomas | Zendy; David R. Murdoch | Zendy; Andrew J. Pollard | Zendy

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The burden of vaccine-preventable invasive bacterial infections and pneumonia in children admitted to hospital in urban Nepal

Author(s) -

Dominic F. Kelly,

Stephen Thorson,

Mitu Maskey,

Sandeep Mahat,

Umesh Shrestha,

Mainga Hamaluba,

Eleri Williams,

Sabina Dongol,

Anja Werno,

Howard Portess,

Bharat K. Yadav,

Neelam Adhikari,

Malcolm Guiver,

Kurien Thomas,

David R. Murdoch,

Andrew J. Pollard

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2010.05.021

Subject(s) - streptococcus pneumoniae , medicine , bacteremia , pneumonia , meningitis , serotype , blood culture , neisseria meningitidis , haemophilus influenzae , pediatrics , immunology , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , bacteria , genetics

Protein-polysaccharide vaccines have made a significant impact on the burden of disease caused by encapsulated bacteria such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria meningitidis, and have the potential to do so for Salmonella Typhi. Nepal is one of many resource-poor nations with limited information on the epidemiology of childhood infections caused by these pathogens.

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