Titre : | Invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease : An ecological study of sociodemographic risk factors before and after the introduction of Hib conjugate vaccine. (2003) |
Auteurs : | Babatunde OLOWOKURE ; Iain BLAIR ; Jeremy-I HAWKER ; Ralph-L Smith ; Nicholas-J SPENCER ; Section of Child Health. School of Postgraduate Medicine. University of Warwick. Coventry. GBR |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | European journal of epidemiology (vol. 18, n° 4, 2003) |
Pagination : | 363-367 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Haemophilus influenzae ; Bactérie ; Virose ; Infection ; Vaccin ; Facteur sociodémographique ; Facteur risque ; Epidémiologie ; Prévention santé ; Vaccination ; Homme |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS OJaoR0xr. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. This study examines the impact of H. influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccine on sociodemographic risk factors for invasive H. influenzae disease in the 2 years before and immediately after the introduction of Hib conjugate vaccine. An ecological study design was used and cases were identified using active surveillance employing several surveillance systems. The study population comprised all children aged |