Epidemiology of Haemophilus Influenzae invasive disease in Jamaica, 1990-1993

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 200-204

  Barton Forbes, M A ^a   Samms Vaughan, M ^b   Irons, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; JAMAICA; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; JAMAICA; MALE; MENINGITIS, HAEMOPHILUS;

EID: 0034265293     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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