Surveillance of bacterial meningitis in children under 2 y of age in Denmark, 1997-2006

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 11-12, 2008, Pages 881-887

  Howitz, Michael ^a   Christiansen, Annette Hartvig ^a   Harboe, Zitta Barella ^a   Mølbak, Kåre ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; STREPTOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CHILD; DENMARK; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VACCINATION;

DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 57049135776     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540802325914     Document Type: Article

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