Bacterial meningitis among children under the age of 2 years in a high human immunodeficiency virus prevalence area after Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine introduction

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 324-328

  Nansera, Denis ^a   Max, Irama ^a   Annet, Kisakye ^b   Gessner, Bradford D ^c  

^a Teaching Hospital   (Uganda)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c Agence de Medecine Preventive   (France)

Author keywords

bacterial meningitis; child; HIV; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CHILD; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFANT; INFLUENZA B; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MIXED INFECTION; PARASITEMIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UGANDA;

BACTERIAL CAPSULES; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HAEMOPHILUS VACCINES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SALMONELLA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; UGANDA;

EID: 84859581909     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02235.x     Document Type: Article

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