Impact of conjugate Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine introduction in South Africa

• Glavni autori: A von Gottberg (Autor), L de Gouveia (Autor), SA Madhi (Autor), M du Plessis (Autor), V Quan (Autor), K Soma (Autor), R Huebner (Autor), B Flannery (Autor), A Schuchat (Autor), KP Klugman (Autor)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: The World Health Organization, 2006-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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OBJECTIVE: To analyse trends in reported invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease in South Africa within the first five years of introduction of conjugate Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine in the routine child immunization schedule. METHODS: We used national laboratory-based surveillance da...