Immunization histories given by adult caregivers accompanying children 3-36 months to the emergency department: Are their histories valid for the Haemophilus influenzae B and pneumococcal vaccines?

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 285-288

  Williams, Edwin R ^a   Meza, Yenney E ^a   Salazar, Sylvia ^a   Dominici, Paul ^a   Fasano, Charles J ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fever; Haemophilus influenzae B vaccine; Occult bacteremia; Pneumococcal vaccine

Indexed keywords

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; BACTEREMIA; CAREGIVERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEVER; HAEMOPHILUS VACCINES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MENINGITIS, HAEMOPHILUS; MENINGITIS, PNEUMOCOCCAL; MENTAL RECALL; PARENTS; PHILADELPHIA; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; VACCINATION;

EID: 34249001426     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000248699.42175.62     Document Type: Article

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