Haemophilus Type B meningitis in Saudi children under 5 year old

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 131-136

  Al Mazrou, Yagob Y ^a   Al Jeffri, Mohamed H ^a   Al Haggar, Sami H ^b   Musa, Elgeili K ^a   Mohamed, Omer M ^a   Abdalla, Mohamed N ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; EPIDEMIC; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAUDI ARABIA; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MENINGITIS, HAEMOPHILUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 3042643016     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/50.3.131     Document Type: Article

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