A systematic review and critical evaluation of invasive haemophilus influenzae type B disease burden studies in Asia from the last decade: Lessons learned for invasive bacterial disease surveillance

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 653-661

  Shetty, Sharmila ^a   Cohen, Adam L ^b   Edmond, Karen ^c   Ojo, Linda ^b   Loo, Jennifer ^b   O'Loughlin, Rosalyn ^c   Hajjeh, Rana ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR PREPAREDNESS DETECTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asia; disease burden; Haemophilus influenzae type b; surveillance

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASIA; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CHILD; CHINA; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HAEMOPHILUS MENINGITIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MONGOLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARDS;

ASIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN;

EID: 77954322300     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181d3ce19     Document Type: Article

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