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Influenza
Findings from T.J. Cieslak and co-authors provide new insights into influenza
December 16th, 2008
"Vaccines against Haemophilus influenzae type B (HI) and Streptococcus pneumoniae (SP) have dramatically reduced the incidence of bacterial meningitis (due to both HI and SP) and epiglottitis (due to HI) in childhood," scientists writing in the journal Military Medicine report. "The effects of these vaccines on other conditions, however, are less clear. We report an analysis of the effect of serial deployment of various HI and SP vaccines over a 25-year period, involving an examination of: over half a million pediatric hospitalizations Occurring in Army hospitals worldwide," wrote T.J. Cieslak and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "We...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-12-16)
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