BMC Infectious Diseases

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African meningitis belt pneumococcal disease epidemiology indicates a need for an effective serotype 1 containing vaccine, including for older children and adults

Bradford D Gessner1*, Judith E Mueller1 and Seydou Yaro2

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1 Agence de Médecine Préventive, 25-28 Rue du Dr. Roux, Paris, 75728, France

2 Centre Muraz, BP 390, Bobo-Dioulasso, 01, Burkina Faso

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BMC Infectious Diseases 2010, 10:22 doi:10.1186/1471-2334-10-22

Published: 10 February 2010

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Table S1. Table S1: studies reporting the ratio of pneumococcal meningitis to bacteremia globally.

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