Increase in genetic diversity of Haemophilus influenzae serotype b (Hib) strains after introduction of Hib vaccination in The Netherlands

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2741-2749

  Schouls, Leo M ^a   Van Der Ende, Arie ^b   Van De Pol, Ingrid ^a   Schot, Corrie ^a   Spanjaard, Lodewijk ^b   Vauterin, Paul ^c   Wilderbeek, Dorus ^a   Witteveen, Sandra ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Applied Maths ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; MULTIPLE LOCUS VARIABLE NUMBER TANDEM REPEAT ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPING; TANDEM REPEAT;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GENOTYPE; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HAEMOPHILUS VACCINES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NETHERLANDS; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEROTYPING; VACCINATION; VARIATION (GENETICS);

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE SEROTYPE B;

EID: 20444445096     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.6.2741-2749.2005     Document Type: Article

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