Haemophilus Influenzae Type B
Studies from S. Ladhani et al in the area of haemophilus influenzae type b described
Published in Vaccine Weekly, April 21st, 2010
According to a study from London, the United Kingdom, "An international collaboration was established in 1996 to monitor the impact of routine Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccination on invasive H. influenzae disease; 14 countries routinely serotype all clinical isolates. Of the 10,081 invasive H. influenzae infections reported during 1996-2006, 4,466 (44%, incidence 0.28 infections/100,000 population) were due to noncapsulated H. influenzae (ncHi); 2,836 (28%, 0.15/100,000), to Hib; and 690 (7%, 0.036/100,000), to non-b encapsulated H. influenzae."
"Invasive ncHi infections occurred in older persons more often than Hib (median age 58 years vs. 5 years,...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2010-04-21)
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