Pediatric Otitis Media in the New Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines Era: What's Next?

Pediatr Infect Dis J

From the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Samson Assuta Ashdod University Hospital, Ashdod, Israel.

Published: June 2024

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