Objectives

- Know basic concepts regarding pneumococcal epidemiology, transmission, and distribution; - Identify those groups most susceptible to pneumococcal disease; - Recognize the importance of pneumococcal disease as a public health problem; - Understand pneumococcal disease burden and how it varies between developing and developed countries; - Distinguish characteristics of specific pneumococcal disease syndromes.

Description

This section covers key facts about pneumococcal disease and highlights worldwide disease burden. Items about:
epidemiology, disease burden, and clinical aspects.

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