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Incidence of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Declining Due to Vaccine
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Title Incidence of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Declining Due to Vaccine
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/571635?src=rss
Description Incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) has declined across all age groups, although rates of IPD caused by nonvaccine strains, while still low overall, have increased modestly. Medscape Medical News
Category Articles > Infectious Diseases
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Date Mar 20, 2008
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