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Your answers indicate that the child may be at high risk for pneumococcal pneumonia.

1. CDC – https://www.cdc.gov/pneumococcal/causes/index.html – Accessed May 21, 2025
2. CDC – https://www.cdc.gov/pinkbook/hcp/table-of-contents/chapter-17-pneumococcal-disease.html – Accessed May 21, 2025
3. Shea KM, Edelsberg J, Weycker D, et al. Rates of Pneumococcal Disease in Adults With Chronic Medical Conditions. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2014;1(1):1–9

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