Meningitis Cases Fell After Pneumococcal Vaccine Introduction

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Courtesy MedPage Today Infectious Disease  Wed, 01/14/2009 - 15:00

PITTSBURGH (MedPage Today) -- The rate of pneumococcal meningitis in the U.S. dropped significantly after the introduction of a vaccine against seven strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae, researchers here said.

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