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Ardiana Gjini1, James M Stuart, Robert C George

  • 1Department of Pathology and Microbiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom. ardo_gjini@yahoo.com

Summary

Estimating pneumococcal meningitis in adults requires better data. Capture-recapture analysis revealed significant undercounting in surveillance systems, suggesting a need for adult pneumococcal vaccination cost-benefit analysis.

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