肺炎球菌多糖体疫苗 (PPSV23) 在患有糖尿病的高风险儿科患者中

Kelsey Mueller1, Jason Koury1, Preeyaporn Sarangarm1

  • 1Department of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico Hospitals, Albuquerque, NM (KM, JK, PS, RCH, ES).

概括

高风险糖尿病儿童的肺炎球菌多糖体疫苗 (PPSV23) 接种率很低,许多接种机会都错过了. 这突显了在这个脆弱的儿童群体中遵守预防肺炎球菌感染的建议的差距.

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