Large decrease in incidence of invasive Haemophilus influenzae b disease following introduction of routine vaccination in the Czech Republic

Euro Surveill. 2005 Jul 28;10(7):E050728.4. doi: 10.2807/esw.10.30.02760-en.

Authors

Paula Kriz¹, Vera Lebedova, Cestmir Benes

Affiliation

¹ Centrum epidemiologie a mikrobiologie, Státní zdravotní ústav (Centre of Epidemiology and Microbiology, National Institute of Public Health), Prague, Czech Republic. [email protected]

PMID: 16785672
DOI: 10.2807/esw.10.30.02760-en

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Communicable Disease Control / methods
Communicable Disease Control / statistics & numerical data*
Czech Republic / epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control
Disease Outbreaks / statistics & numerical data
Female
Haemophilus Infections / epidemiology*
Haemophilus Infections / prevention & control*
Haemophilus Vaccines / administration & dosage*
Haemophilus influenzae type b / drug effects*
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Outcome Assessment, Health Care*
Population Surveillance
Risk Assessment / methods
Risk Factors
Treatment Outcome
Vaccination / statistics & numerical data*

Substances

Haemophilus Vaccines