Vaccination against Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) diseases began a quarter of a
century ago with a polysaccharide vaccine; this vaccine was followed by four different …

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Background Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) and Haemophilus influenzae type b
(Hib) vaccine are now used in most countries. To monitor global and regional progress …

Study objective. To develop guidelines for the care of infants and children from birth to 36
months of age with fever without source. Participants and setting. An expert panel of senior …

Vaccines rarely provide full protection from disease. Nevertheless, partially effective
(imperfect) vaccines may be used to protect both individuals and whole populations,,. We …

Background Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) is a leading cause of childhood bacterial
meningitis, pneumonia, and other serious infections. Hib disease can be almost completely …

Background Decisions about the use of killed oral cholera vaccines, which confer moderate
levels of direct protection to vaccinees, can depend on whether the vaccines also provide …

Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) is one of the leading causes of invasive bacterial
infection in young children worldwide. During childhood, acquisition of antibody directed …

Serotype 19F variants of the major Spanish multiresistant serotype 23F clone of
Streptococcus pneumoniae have been proposed to have arisen by recombinational …

Conjugation of pneumococcal polysaccharide antigens to a protein carrier may improve
protective immunity after vaccination of young children, an age group with high incidence of …