Research Article: A Retrospective Study of Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Hospitalized Patients Aged ? Years in Izumo, Japan: to
Introduction:
Streptococcus pneumoniae causes otitis media, sinusitis, and pneumonia in children and adults. This organism is the most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and nursing and healthcare-associated pneumonia (NHCAP) in Japan, , and it is responsible for a high pneumonia-related mortality rate of –% , in older people, defined here as aged and over. Furthermore, Streptococcus pneumoniae causes invasive pneumococcal diseases (IPDs), such as meningitis and pneumonia with bloodstream infection, that have a…
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