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Commentary

Laboratory-based surveillance in Latin America: attributes and limitations in evaluation of pneumococcal vaccine impact

Pages 4667-4672 | Received 14 Jun 2021, Accepted 20 Aug 2021, Published online: 07 Oct 2021

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