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Title
Provision of pneumococcal prophylaxis for publicly insured children with sickle cell disease.
Authors
Sox, Colin M; Cooper, William O; Koepsell, Thomas D; DiGiuseppe, David L; Christakis, Dimitri A
Abstract
It is recommended that children younger than 5 years with sickle cell disease (SCD) take daily prophylactic antibiotics to prevent pneumococcal infections; however, how much prophylactic medication they actually are dispensed is unclear.