Outbreak of Haemophilus influenzae type b disease among fully vaccinated children in a day-care center

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 38-41

  McVernon, Jodie ^a   Morgan, Patrick ^c   Mallaghan, Cathy ^c   Biswas, Tillottama ^d   Natarajan, Manjula ^d   Griffiths, David ^a   Slack, Mary ^b   Moxon, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d Kettering General Hospital NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carriage; Haemophilus; Outbreak; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B POLYSACCHARIDE VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS VACCINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAY CARE; EPIDEMIC; ERADICATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM; VACCINATION;

CARRIER STATE; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HAEMOPHILUS VACCINES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VACCINATION;

EID: 0842347665     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000106781.78508.fe     Document Type: Article

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