Abstract:Background
Pneumonia aetiology generally relies on insensitive blood cultures or an assumption that organisms in the pharynx are causal. We determined the causes of lobar pneumonia in rural Gambia using lung aspiration.
Methods
Pneumonia surveillance was undertaken among all ages. Blood culture and chest radiographs were performed routinely while lung or pleural aspirates were collected from selected patients. 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) was introduced in August 2009 and replaced by PCV13 fr… Show more
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