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- 2017
Childhood pneumonia and meningitis in the Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea in the era of conjugate vaccines: study methods and challengesDOI: 10.1186/s41479-017-0029-y Keywords: Pneumonia, Meningitis, Papua New Guinea, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Vaccination Abstract: 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
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