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Recurrent invasive pneumococcal disease in children: Epidemiological, microbiological, and clinical aspects from a Danish 33-year nationwide survey (1980–2013)

Helene Ingels From the Neisseria and Streptococcus Reference Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark;Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lotte Lambertsen From the Neisseria and Streptococcus Reference Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Zitta B. Harboe From the Neisseria and Streptococcus Reference Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Hanne V. MarquartDepartment of Clinical Immunology Section 7631, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Helle Konradsen From the Neisseria and Streptococcus Reference Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Jens Jørgen Christensen From the Neisseria and Streptococcus Reference Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Carsten HeilmannDepartment of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Pages 265-271 | Received 07 Oct 2013, Accepted 11 Dec 2013, Published online: 07 Feb 2014

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