%0 Journal Article
%T Childhood pneumonia and meningitis in the Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea in the era of conjugate vaccines: study methods and challenges
%A Amanda Lang
%A Andrew Greenhill
%A Christopher C. Blyth
%A Deborah Lehmann
%A Geraldine Masiria
%A Ilomo Hwaihwanje
%A John Kave
%A Joycelyn Sapura
%A Lapule Yuasi
%A Rebecca Ford
%A Tonny Kumani
%A William Pomat
%A on behalf of the Papua New Guinea Pneumonia and Meningitis Etiology Study Team
%J Archive of "Pneumonia".
%D 2017
%R 10.1186/s41479-017-0029-y
%X Pneumonia and meningitis are common causes of severe childhood illness in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The etiology of both clinical conditions in PNG has not been recently assessed. Changes in lifestyle, provision and access to healthcare, antimicrobial utilization and resistance, and the national childhood vaccination schedule necessitate reassessment
%K Pneumonia
%K Meningitis
%K Papua New Guinea
%K Streptococcus pneumoniae
%K Haemophilus influenzae
%K Vaccination
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5471671/