Comparative economic evaluation of Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccination in Belarus and Uzbekistan. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Hib vaccine has gradually been introduced into more and more countries during the past two decades, partly due to GAVI Alliance support to low-income countries.
Tursunova Dilorom +27 more
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Economic evaluation of delivering Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine in routine immunization services in Kenya. [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine was introduced into routine immunization services in Kenya in 2001. We aimed to estimate the cost-effectiveness of Hib vaccine delivery. METHODS: A model was developed to follow the Kenyan 2004 birth
Akumu, Angela Oloo +8 more
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Planning for new health interventions for developing countries : an integrated strategy to prepare for malaria vaccines and lessons for future interventions [PDF]
Historically, new health interventions have been developed primarily to address the needs of the wealthy in developed countries. Where drugs, vaccines, diagnostic tests and other interventions happened to address diseases prevalent in the developing ...
Brooks, Alan
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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 +5 more
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The evidence for non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae as a causative agent of childhood pneumonia
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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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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ERA OF CONJUGATE VACCINES: INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION
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 +2 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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New vaccine adoption: qualitative study of national decision-making processes in seven low- and middle-income countries. [PDF]
As more new and improved vaccines become available, decisions on which to adopt into routine programmes become more frequent and complex. This qualitative study aimed to explore processes of national decision-making around new vaccine adoption and to ...
Chavez, E +13 more
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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 +13 more
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