Vaccination with a Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine reduces oropharyngeal carriage of H. influenzae Type b among Gambian children

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 177, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1758-1761

  Adegbola, Richard A ^a   Kim Mulholland, E ^b   Secka, Ousman ^b   Jaffar, Shabbar ^b   Greenwood, Brian M ^b  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; GAMBIA; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OROPHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 17344364148     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517440     Document Type: Article

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