The Economic Case for Expanding Vaccination Coverage of Children [PDF]
While childhood vaccination programs, such as WHO’s Expanded Program on Immunization, have had a dramatic impact on child morbidity and mortality worldwide, lack of coverage with several existing vaccines is responsible for large numbers of child deaths ...
Abigail Friedman +7 more
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Multilocus sequencing typing as a tool to investigate childhood Haemophilus influenzae invasive disease in Portugal [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Haemophilus influenzae is an important cause of serious childhood invasive disease despite the use of the vaccine against serotype b strains (Hib).
Bajanca-Lavado, Maria Paula +5 more
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The effect of Haemophilus influenzae type b and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on childhood pneumonia incidence, severe morbidity and mortality [PDF]
, 2017 Background With the aim of populating the Lives Saved Tool (LiST) with parameters of effectiveness of existing interventions, we conducted a systematic review of the literature assessing the effect of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and pneumococcal (
Bhopal, Sunil +8 more
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Population-based Surveillance for Bacterial Meningitis in China, September 2006–December 2009
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014 During September 2006–December 2009, we conducted active population and sentinel laboratory–based surveillance for bacterial meningitis pathogens, including Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, and Haemophilus influenzae type b, in 4 China ...
Yixing Li +17 more
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Vacunación en el inmigrante [PDF]
, 2004 Cada vez con más frecuencia los profesionales sanitarios nos enfrentamos a la tarea de realizar y proveer actividades preventivas a inmigrantes, refugiados y niños adoptados.
Gómez Marco, Javier +1 more
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Steroid Therapy for Bacterial Meningitis [PDF]
, 2017 Routine dexamethasone therapy for bacterial meningitis in pediatric patients is controversial. Two experts debated this topic at the 1993 meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Kaplan, Sheldon L. +2 more
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Haemophilus parasuis and Glässer's disease in pigs: a review
, 2018 Haemophilus parasuis is a common epiphyte of the upper respiratory tract of pigs. The factors of H. parasuis pathogenicity that enable some strains to be virulent and consequently cause a clinical disease have not been established yet.
K. Nedbalcová +4 more
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Treatment of Haemophilus Influenzae Meningitis [PDF]
Neuropediatrics, 1974 Schulte Fj, Vollrath M
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Identification of the serotypes of bacterial meningitis agents; implication for vaccine usage
Iranian Journal of Microbiology, 2014 Background and Objectives: Bacterial meningitis is one of the most serious infections and should be treated as emergency. As it has significant morbidity and mortality throughout the world, every country should have precise information regarding the ...
Mohammad Mehdi Attarpour-Yazdi +3 more
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Retrospective evaluation of multiplex PCR panel results from CSF samples in a university hospital
Northwestern Medical JournalAim: Given the significant mortality and sequelae due to meningitis, rapid diagnosis and initiation of treatment have a major impact on patient outcomes.
Funda Şahin +4 more
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