Effectiveness of Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine on prevention of pneumonia and meningitis in Bangladeshi children: A case-control study

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 565-571

  Baqui, Abdullah H ^a   El Arifeen, Shams ^b   Saha, Samir K ^c   Persson, LarsÅke ^d   Zaman, K ^b   Gessner, Bradford D ^e   Moulton, Lawrence H ^a   Black, Robert E ^a   Santosham, Mathuram ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^c DHAKA SHISHU HOSPITAL   (Bangladesh)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e Assoc pour l'Aide a la Med Prev   (France)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Case control study; Effectiveness; Hib vaccine

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; TETRACTHIB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BANGLADESH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LUNG ALVEOLUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BANGLADESH; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS VACCINES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGITIS, HAEMOPHILUS; PNEUMONIA; VACCINES, CONJUGATE;

EID: 34347331322     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31806166a0     Document Type: Article

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