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Influenza and Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccinations and Institutional Protocols: Presentation for Home Health

Invasive disease: bacteremia, meningitis, or in normally sterile site. Upper respiratory tract infections. Pneumonia. Pneumococcal Disease. Modified from CDC. Pneumococcal Meningitis. Pneumococcal Meningitis. Estimated 3,000 - 6,000 cases per year in the United StatesCase-fatality rate ~30%, up to 80% in the elderlyNeurologic sequelae common among survivors.

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Influenza and Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccinations and Institutional Protocols: Presentation for Home Health

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    1. Influenza and Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccinations and Institutional Protocols: Presentation for Home Health Richard K. Zimmerman MD MPH University of Pittsburgh Department of Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology

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