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Combination vaccines

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2011
The combination of diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vaccines into a single product has been central to the protection of the pediatric population over the past 50 years.
David AG Skibinski, Barbara C Baudner, Manmohan Singh, Derek T O′Hagan   +3 more
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Haemophilus influenzae Type b Reemergence after Combination Immunization

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006
An increase in Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) in British children has been linked to the widespread use of a diphtheria/tetanus/acellular pertussis combination vaccine (DTaP-Hib). We measured anti-polyribosyl-ribitol phosphate antibody concentration
Nik G. Johnson, Jens U. Ruggeberg, Gail F. Balfour, Y. Chen Lee, Helen Liddy, Diane Irving, Joanna Sheldon, Mary P.E. Slack, Andrew J. Pollard, Paul T. Heath   +9 more
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Community perceptions of a malaria vaccine in the Kintampo districts of Ghana. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Malaria remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa despite tools currently available for its control. Making malaria vaccine available for routine use will be a major hallmark, but its acceptance by community ...
A Bingham, A Dodoo, A Launiala, A Olotu, AK Rowe, AS Jegede, C Wongsrichanalai, CA Baume, CA de Quadros, Dan-Bright S Dzorgbo, DB Dery, DI Ojakaa, E Klinkenberg, F Nuwaha, FN Binka, G GSS, Kojo A Senah, KP Asante, Kwaku P Asante, Lawrence G Febir, PW Chung, RW Snow, S Owusu-Agyei, S Owusu-Agyei, S Owusu-Agyei, Seth Owusu-Agyei, ST Agnandji, ST Agnandji, TE Nkya, Timothy S Letsa, WHO   +30 more
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Vaccine coverage and determinants of incomplete vaccination in children aged 12-23 months in dschang, west region, cameroon: a cross-sectional survey during a polio outbreak [PDF]

, 2015
Inadequate immunization coverage with increased risk of vaccine preventable diseases outbreaksremains a problem in Africa. Moreover, different factors contribute to incomplete vaccination status. This study wasperformed in Dschang (West Region, Cameroon),
Biguioh, Rodrigue Mabvouna, Bouting Mayaka, Georges, Miglietta, Alessandro, Pezzotti, Patrizio, Rezza, Giovanni, Russo, Gianluca, Sobze, Martin Sanou, Stefanelli, Paola, Vullo, Vincenzo   +8 more
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Case report of congenital asplenia presenting with Haemophilus influenzae type a (Hia) sepsis: an emerging pediatric infection in Minnesota

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background In the pre-vaccine era, invasive disease with Haemophilus influenzae, type b (Hib) commonly presented with osteoarticular involvement. Haemophilus influenzae, type a (Hia) sepsis is a rare but emerging problem in recent years.
Tiffany Albrecht, Kristina Poss, Satja Issaranggoon Na Ayuthaya, Lori Triden, Katherine L. Schleiss, Mark R. Schleiss   +5 more
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The evidence for non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae as a causative agent of childhood pneumonia

Pneumonia, 2017
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) was a major cause of bacterial pneumonia in children prior to the introduction of Hib-conjugate vaccines. The widespread use of Hib-conjugate vaccines has resulted in a significant decline in the number of cases of ...
Mary P E Slack
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Invasive bacterial infections in Gambians with sickle cell anaemia in an era of widespread Pneumococcal and Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccination [PDF]

, 2016
Background: There is relatively little data on the aetiology of bacterial infections in patients with sickle cell anaemia (SCA) in West Africa, and no data from countries that have implemented conjugate vaccines against both Streptococcus pneumoniae and ...
Anderson, ST, Bah, G, Cunnington, A, Darboe, S, Lawal, B, Soothill, G   +5 more
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ROTAVAC® does not interfere with the immune response to childhood vaccines in Indian infants: A randomized placebo controlled trial

Heliyon, 2017
A phase III randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial was conducted in the urban neighborhoods of Delhi to assess whether Oral Rotavirus Vaccine ROTAVAC® interferes with the immune response to childhood vaccines when coadministered. Infants aged 6
Temsunaro Rongsen Chandola, Sunita Taneja, Nidhi Goyal, Kalpana Antony, Kiran Bhatia, Deepak More, Nita Bhandari, Iksung Cho, Krishna Mohan, Sai Prasad, GVJA Harshavardhan, Tataji Surender Rao, Sudhanshu Vrati, Maharaj Kishan Bhan   +13 more
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Optimizing community case management strategies to achieve equitable reduction of childhood pneumonia mortality:An application of Equitable Impact Sensitive Tool (EQUIST) in five low- and middle-income countries [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to populate the Equitable Impact Sensitive Tool (EQUIST) framework with all necessary data and conduct the first implementation of EQUIST in studying cost–effectiveness of community case management of childhood ...
Agarwal, Akumu, Amouzou, Bang, Bishai, Black, Bryce, Carrera, Chopra, Evans, Fauveau, Fox, Graham, Hosseinpoor, Johns, Khan, Mtango, Mulholland, Pandey, Pandey, Reddaiah, Reidpath, Stenberg, Theodoratou, Theodoratou, Victora, You   +26 more
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ERA OF CONJUGATE VACCINES: INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION

Педиатрическая фармакология, 2008
The article highlights comparative characteristics of the polysaccharide and conjugate vaccines against pneumococcal infection, meningococcosis and haemophilus influenza. The author stresses the advantage of the conjugate vaccines.
M.V. Fedoseenko, M.G. Galitskaya, L.S. Namazova   +2 more
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