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

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2008
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.
Nihar Dash,1,2 Debadatta Panigrahi,2 Saleh Al Khusaiby,3 Salah Al Awaidy,4 Shyam Bawikar.4
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Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccines

, 2004
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) is one of the leading causes of invasive bacterial infection in young children worldwide. During childhood, acquisition of antibody directed against the polysaccharide capsule of the organism, presumably as a result of
Pollard, Andrew J., Moxon, ER, Dominic F. Kelly, E. Richard Moxon, Kelly, DF, Moxon, E. Richard, Pollard, Andrew, Andrew J. Pollard, Kelly, Dominic F.   +8 more
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Fallos vacunales a vacunas conjugadas de Streptococcus pneumoniae y Haemophilus influenzae tipo b

Anales de la Facultad de Medicina, 2016
Haemophilus influenzae type b and Streptococcus pneumoniae are the main cause agents of otitis, pneumonia, sepsis and meningitis, affecting mainly children under 5 years.
Gonzalo Angulo, Verónica Severo, Verónica Severo, Verónica Soriano, Rodrigo Sosa, Laura Vargas, M. Catalina Pirez, Magdalena Schelotto   +7 more
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Prioritizing vaccine introduction to China’s National Immunization Program: a multi-criteria decision analysis

BMC Public Health
Background To prioritize the introducing of new vaccines into China’s National Immunization Program (NIP) among 10 candidate vaccines across four classes.
Jianming Guo, Bin Zheng, Tingting Chen, Shuyan Guo, Maobai Liu, Siping Dong   +5 more
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Improving cellular cancer vaccines [PDF]

, 2010
Immunization with cancer cells is of great demand in anti-cancer therapy. However, current cellular vaccines are inefficient and there are questions regarding their overall safety. We report a simple and straightforward approach for improving of cellular
Petr Lokhov
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Meningococcal glycoconjugate vaccines

, 2011
Neisseria meningitidis is a major cause of invasive bacterial infections worldwide. For this reason, efforts to control the disease have been directed at optimizing meningococcal vaccines and implementing appropriate vaccination policies.
GASPARINI, ROBERTO, Roberto Gasparini, PANATTO, DONATELLA, Donatella Panatto   +3 more
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Vaccines based on the cell surface carbohydrates of pathogenic bacteria

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2005
Glycoconjugate vaccines, in which a cell surface carbohydrate from a micro-organism is covalently attached to an appropriate carrier protein are proving to be the most effective means to generate protective immune responses to prevent a wide range of ...
Jones Christopher
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Parental concerns, behaviours, and attitudes associated with childhood vaccinations in Albania: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health
Background Vaccine hesitancy (VH) is an increasing global concern, contributing to vaccine preventable disease outbreaks in the last decade. Over the past decade, Albania has experienced a rise in VH, with childhood immunisation coverage decreasing from ...
Ledia Qatipi, Albana Fico, Arlinda Ramaj, Michael Harris, Gentian Vyshka, Mandy Biles   +5 more
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Immunogenicity and Efficacy of Different Haemophilus influenzae type b Vaccines

Archives of Razi Institute, 2014
Haemophilus influenzae, a major cause of meningitis in young children leading to death and other neurological sequelae. The disease leaves 15 to 35% of the survivors with permanent disabilities, such as, mental retardation or deafness.
Mojgani, N.
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Vaccines and immunization: The past, present and future in Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics
Vaccines are arguably the most important public health tools available today. Since the successful eradication of smallpox with the use of the vaccine, many vaccines have become available to man.
Abdulkarim AA, Ibrahim RM, Fawi AO, Adebayo OA, Johnson A'WBR   +4 more
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