Occurrence of Haemophylus influenzae b meningitis after the implementation of a mass vaccination program;Meningites por Haemophylus influenzae b após a implantaç ãao da vacina específica

Jornal de Pediatria

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 530-536

  Kmetzsch, Claudete I ^a   Schermann, Maria T ^a,b   Santana, João C B ^a,c   Estima, Carmem L ^d   Faraco, Fernando J ^d   Silva, Cláudia M ^d   Conceição, Roque ^d  

^a Ctrl Doencas Transmissiveis Agudas   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Epidemiologic surveillance; Haemophilus influenzae; Meningites; Public health; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MENINGITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CHILD; IMMUNOLOGY; INCIDENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE;

HAEMOPHILUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HAEMOPHILUS VACCINES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MENINGITIS, HAEMOPHILUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 1642419616     PISSN: 00217557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0021-75572003000600012     Document Type: Article

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