Acute bacterial meningitis among children under five years of age in Oman: a retrospective study during 2000-2005

• Prif Awdur: Nihar Dash,1,2 Debadatta Panigrahi,2 Saleh Al Khusaiby,3 Salah Al Awaidy,4 Shyam Bawikar.4 (Awdur)
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• Cyhoeddwyd: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: During the last two decades, significant changes have taken place in the epidemiology of meningitis, especially due to the global availability and expanding use of Hib vaccines. The introduction of conjugate Hib vaccine in the Expanded Programme of Immunization (EPI) in Oman and recent a...