Invasive disease due to Haemophilus influenzae serotype f: Clinical and epidemiologic characteristics in the H. influenzae serotype b vaccine era

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1069-1078

  Urwin, Gillian ^b   Krohn, Jonathan A ^b   Deaver Robinson, Katherine ^b   Wenger, Jay D ^b   Farley, Monica M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEROTYPE;

EID: 0029761430     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/22.6.1069     Document Type: Article

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