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The deadly toll of childhood pneumonia - deadly but preventable.

27 Jan 2010  Nick Henwood 
Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)—the pathogens responsible for most child deaths from bacterial pneumonia and meningitis—are directly responsible for just as many child deaths as HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. This finding is shocking because vaccines against both pathogens are readily available and have been consistently safe and effective in trials in developing countries.

This Editorial by Radan and Campbell refers to two articles in the Lancet issue looking at these common childhood pathogens in the under 5's.


The Lancet, Volume 374, Issue 9693, Pages 854 - 856, 12 September 2009

doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61608-1

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61608-1

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61608-1
 
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