Impact of the introduction of a combined Haemophilus B conjugate vaccine and hepatitis B recombinant vaccine on vaccine coverage rats in a large West Coast health maintenance organization

Robert L Davis; Paul Coplan; Loren Mell; Steven Black; Henry Shinefield; Edwin Lewis

Impact of the introduction of a combined Haemophilus B conjugate vaccine and hepatitis B recombinant vaccine on vaccine coverage rats in a large West Coast health maintenance organization

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2003 Jul;22(7):657-8.

Authors

Robert L Davis¹, Paul Coplan, Loren Mell, Steven Black, Henry Shinefield, Edwin Lewis

Affiliation

¹ Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 12886895

Abstract

We evaluated the effect of introduction of a combined hepatitis B-Haemophilus influenzae b vaccine on vaccine coverage rates in a large health maintenance organization and found a modest improvement in up-to-date immunization status.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Evaluation Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Child, Preschool
Confidence Intervals
Female
Haemophilus Infections / epidemiology
Haemophilus Infections / prevention & control
Haemophilus Vaccines / administration & dosage*
Haemophilus influenzae type b / immunology*
Health Maintenance Organizations*
Hepatitis B / epidemiology
Hepatitis B / prevention & control
Hepatitis B Vaccines / administration & dosage*
Humans
Immunization Programs*
Immunization Schedule
Incidence
Infant
Male
Odds Ratio
Probability
Risk Assessment
Sensitivity and Specificity
Vaccination / standards
Vaccination / trends
Vaccines, Combined

Substances

Haemophilus Vaccines
Hepatitis B Vaccines
Vaccines, Combined