# Prophylactic antibiotics for preventing pneumococcal infection in children with sickle cell disease

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/prophylactic-antibiotics-for-preventing-pneumococcal-infection-in-children-with/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Ceri Hirst,Shirley Owusu‐Ofori |
| Citations | 41 |
| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd003427.pub3 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W4230154020 |
| PMID | 25375222 |
| Type | reference-entry |
| Year | 2014 |

## Paper authors

- [Ceri Hirst](https://scholariq.org/researchers/ceri-hirst/)

## Paper journal

- [Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews](https://scholariq.org/journals/cochrane-database-of-systematic-reviews/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders](https://scholariq.org/topics/hemoglobinopathies-and-related-disorders/)

## Paper topics

- [Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders](https://scholariq.org/topics/hemoglobinopathies-and-related-disorders/)
- [Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections](https://scholariq.org/topics/pneumonia-and-respiratory-infections/)
- [Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment](https://scholariq.org/topics/pneumocystis-jirovecii-pneumonia-detection-and-treatment/)

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