Invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease in India: A preliminary report of prospective multihospital surveillance

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 9 SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Steinhoff, Mark C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Haemophilus influenzae; Haemophilus influenzae type b; India; Meningitis; Pneumonia; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; FATALITY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SEPSIS; SEROTYPING; SEX DIFFERENCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031708214     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199809001-00016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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