Decline in Invasive Pneumococcal Disease after the Introduction of Protein–Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine
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- 1 May 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in The New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 348 (18), 1737-1746
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa022823
Abstract
In early 2000, a protein–polysaccharide conjugate vaccine targeting seven pneumococcal serotypes was licensed in the United States for use in young children.Keywords
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