Invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease, Europe, 1996-2006

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 455-463

  Ladhani, Shamez ^a   Slack, Mary P E ^a   Heath, Paul T ^c   Von Gottberg, Anne ^b   Chandra, Manosree ^a   Ramsay, Mary E ^a   McIntyre, Peter ^d   Gilbert, Lyn ^d   Hogg, Geoff ^d   Strauss, Reinhild ^d   Heuberger, Sigrid ^d   Hanquet, Germaine ^d   Crokaert, Francoise ^d   Krizova, Pavla ^d   Lebedova, Vera ^d   Mølbak, Kåre ^d   Christensen, Jens Jørgen ^d   Kutsar, Kuulo ^d   Joks, Unna ^d   Herva, Elja ^d   Kaijalainen, Tarja ^d   Leinonen, Maija ^d   Ruutu, Petri ^d   Lepoutre, Agnes ^d   Dabernat, Henri ^d   Siedler, Anette ^d   Schmitt, Heinz J ^d   Theodoridou, Marie ^d   Pangalis, Anastasia ^d   Tzanakaki, Georgina ^d   Fuzi, Miklos ^d   Krisztalovics, Katalin ^d   Gudnason, Thorolfur ^d   Hardardottir, Hjordis ^d   Cafferkey, Mary ^d   Cotter, Suzanne ^d   O'Flanagan, Darina ^d   Dagan, Ron ^d   Cerquetti, Marina ^d   Ciofi Degli Atti, Marta ^d   Lucenko, Irina ^d   Rimseliene, Grazina ^d   Dauksiene, Snieguole ^d   Huberty Krau, Pierette ^d   Schneider, Francois ^d   Melillo, Jackie Maistre ^d   De Greeff, Sabine ^d   De Melker, Hester ^d   Spanjaard, Lodewijk ^d   Blystad, Hans ^d   Hoiby, E Arne ^d   Løvoll, Øistein ^d   Zielinski, Andrzej ^d   Hryniewicz, Waleria ^d   Skoczynska, Anna ^d   Kadlubowski, Marcin ^d   Queirós, Laurinda ^d   Lavado, Paula ^d   Cameron, Claire ^d   Denham, Barbara ^d   Johnston, Fiona ^d   Slacikova, Margareta ^d   Novakova, Elena ^d   Kraigher, Alenka ^d   Paragi, Metka ^d   Campos, Jose ^d   Diez Domingo, Javier ^d   Carlsson, Rose Marie ^d   Normark, Birgitta Henriques ^d   Zimmermann, Hans Peter ^d   more..

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EUROPE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEROTYPING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPE; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HAEMOPHILUS VACCINES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; VACCINES, CONJUGATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649108075     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1603.090290     Document Type: Article

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