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UNSPECIFIED (2003) Immunization with Haemophilus influenzae (Hib) conjugate vaccine following discharge from hospital. INFECTION, 31 (5). pp. 324-326. doi:10.1007/s15010-003-3189-z ISSN 0300-8126.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s15010-003-3189-z
Abstract
Background: This study was undertaken to ascertain Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccination status following discharge from hospital and to determine the time taken to vaccinate with Hib conjugate vaccine following hospital discharge of unvaccinated children.
Materials and Methods: Population-based cross-sectional survey involving children aged 3-59 months admitted to a hospital with Laboratory confirmed invasive H. influenzae disease.
Results: Of 51 eligible children, 42 (82%) had not received Hib conjugate vaccine prior to admission. No children were immunized prior to discharge. Vaccination following discharge took an average of 110 days (range 3-441 days). More than one quarter (28%) remained unvaccinated following discharge. If these children had been immunized, immunization coverage among this group of children would have increased significantly from 73% to 98% (p = 0.0017).
Conclusion: In the immediate post-Hib conjugate vaccine period, delayed immunization after discharge was identified. This reduces the individual and community benefits of immunization.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | Q Science > QR Microbiology > QR355 Virology | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | INFECTION | ||||
Publisher: | MMV MEDIEN & MEDIZIN VERLAGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH | ||||
ISSN: | 0300-8126 | ||||
Official Date: | October 2003 | ||||
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Volume: | 31 | ||||
Number: | 5 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 3 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 324-326 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1007/s15010-003-3189-z | ||||
Publication Status: | Published |
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