Sphenoid Sinusitis with Haemophilus influenzae Septicemia
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Haemophilus Influenzae B
یکی از شایع ترین مننژیت باکتریایی در شیرخواران، هموفیلوس آنفلوانزا از نوع B (HIB) می باشد. به منظور تهیه و عرضه واکسنی جهت حفظ کودکان در مقابل این بیماری به بازار جهانی، تحقیقاتی انجام و نوعی واکسن در بخش تحقیقاتی آکسفورد مورد آزمایش و ارزیابی قرار گرفت تا در صورت تمایل والدین و کارکنان بهداشتی، تجویز همزمان آن با واکسن سه گانه و فلج اطفال عملی گردد.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Korean Journal of Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1738-9364,2289-0769
DOI: 10.3904/kjm.2016.91.3.334