Dose-specific efficacy of Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccines: a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials. [PDF]
Global coverage of infant Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccination has increased considerably during the past decade, partly due to GAVI Alliance donations of the vaccine to low-income countries. In settings where large numbers of children receive
Clark, A +6 more
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Background High rates of vaccination coverage are important in preventing infectious diseases. Enforcing mandatory vaccinations is one of the strategies that some Countries adopted to protect the community when vaccination coverage is not satisfactory ...
Elena Bozzola +5 more
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Haemophilus influenzae infection in children is detected as sporadic cases and is characterized by polymorphism of clinical symptoms (rhinopharyngitis, purulent meningitis, acute epiglottitis, panniculitis, etc.), which complicates an early diagnosis and
Gennadii A. Kharchenko +1 more
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A glycoconjugate of Haemophilus influenzae Type b capsular polysaccharide with tetanus toxoid protein: hydrodynamic properties mainly influenced by the carbohydrate [PDF]
Three important physical properties which may affect the performance of glycoconjugate vaccines against serious disease are molar mass (molecular weight), heterogeneity (polydispersity), and conformational flexibility in solution.
Harding, Stephen E. +14 more
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OBJETIVO: Avaliar a segurança da vacina combinada de difteria-tétano-coqueluche de células inteiras e Haemophilus influenzae tipo b usada no Programa Nacional de Imunizações, e em especial a incidência de episódios hipotônicos-hiporresponsivos.
Reinaldo M. Martins +9 more
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Early acquisition and high nasopharyngeal co-colonisation by Streptococcus pneumoniae and three respiratory pathogens amongst Gambian new-borns and infants. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Although Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), Staphylococcus aureus and Moraxella catarrhalis are important causes of invasive and mucosal bacterial disease among children, co-carriage with Streptococcus pneumoniae during infancy has not been
Bottomley, Christian +14 more
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Méningite à Haemophilus influenzaee type non b chez un nourrisson: cause rare à pronostic réservé
Non-type b Haemophilus influenzae strains are a rare cause of invasive secondary involvement in infants. We here report the case of a 11-month old infant with meningitis caused by non-type b Haemophilus influenzae, a polymorphic gram-negative bacillus ...
Meriem Rachidi +3 more
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Polyarticular Septic Arthritis Due to Non-Typeable With Concomitant New-Onset Acute Gouty Arthritis
Haemophilus influenzae is serologically classified into two main categories based on the presence or absence of the polysaccharide capsule. Strains that possess polysaccharide capsules are identified as typeable Haemophilus influenzae , whereas strains ...
Brian Sanders MD +3 more
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Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) is now recognized as an important pathogen in Asia. To evaluate disease susceptibility, and as a marker of Hib transmission before routine immunization was introduced in Kathmandu, 71 participants aged 7 months-77 ...
Neelam Adhikari +44 more
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Haemophilus influenzae Type a Meningitis in Immunocompetent Child, Oman, 2015
Meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) was eliminated in Oman after the introduction of Hib vaccine in 2001. However, a case of H. influenzae type a meningitis was diagnosed in a child from Oman in 2015, which highlights the need to ...
Kiran P. Sawardekar
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