RISK OF SECONDARY HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B (Hib) DISEASE IN DAY CARE
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Recommendations for the prevention of secondary Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) disease.
Haemophilus influenzae serotype b (Hib) can cause severe life threatening disease in healthy individuals, with over 80% of cases in the pre-vaccine era occurring in children under five years of age. The introduction of Hib conjugate vaccine into routine childhood immunisation programmes has resulted in a dramatic reduction in the incidence of invasive Hib disease across all age groups. The obje...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-198404001-01137