Action for child survival: elimination of Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis in Uganda

• Hoofdauteurs: Rosamund F Lewis (Auteur), Annet Kisakye (Auteur), Bradford D Gessner (Auteur), Chaplain Duku (Auteur), John Bosco Odipio (Auteur), Robert Iriso (Auteur), Denis Nansera (Auteur), Fiona Braka (Auteur), Issa Makumbi (Auteur), Addy Kekitiinwa (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: The World Health Organization, 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVE: To guide immunization policy, we determined the public health benefit of introducing Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine in Uganda and estimated the vaccine effectiveness. METHODS: Surveillance data for acute bacterial meningitis among children aged 0-59 months were reviewed from...