Invasive infections caused by Haemophilus influenzae serotypes in twelve Canadian IMPACT Centers, 1996-2001

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1025-1031

  McConnell, Athena ^a,h   Tan, Ben ^b   Scheifele, David ^b   Halperin, Scott ^c   Vaudry, Wendy ^d   Law, Barbara ^e,f   Embree, Joanne ^e,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^f PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^g CANADIAN PAEDIATRIC SOCIETY   (Canada)

^h ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Epidemiology; Haemophilus influenzae; Invasive disease

Indexed keywords

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CANADA; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE A; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE C; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE E; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE F; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROTYPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS TYPING;

EID: 37349019695     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31812f4f5b     Document Type: Article

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