Vaccine-Induced Waning of Haemophilus influenzae Empyema and Meningitis, Angola

In Angola during 2003–2012, we detected Haemophilus influenzae in 18% of 2,634 and 26% of 2,996 bacteriologically positive pleural or cerebrospinal fluid samples, respectively, from children. After vaccination launch in 2006, H. influenzae empyema declined by 83% and meningitis by 86%. Severe H. inf...

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Autores principales: Peltola, Heikki, Pelkonen, Tuula, Bernardino, Luis, Monteiro, Lurdes, Silvestre, Silvia da Conceição, Anjos, Elizabete, Cruzeiro, Manuel Leite, Pitkäranta, Anne, Roine, Irmeli
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4214300/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25340259
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2011.140400
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author Peltola, Heikki
Pelkonen, Tuula
Bernardino, Luis
Monteiro, Lurdes
Silvestre, Silvia da Conceição
Anjos, Elizabete
Cruzeiro, Manuel Leite
Pitkäranta, Anne
Roine, Irmeli
author_facet Peltola, Heikki
Pelkonen, Tuula
Bernardino, Luis
Monteiro, Lurdes
Silvestre, Silvia da Conceição
Anjos, Elizabete
Cruzeiro, Manuel Leite
Pitkäranta, Anne
Roine, Irmeli
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description In Angola during 2003–2012, we detected Haemophilus influenzae in 18% of 2,634 and 26% of 2,996 bacteriologically positive pleural or cerebrospinal fluid samples, respectively, from children. After vaccination launch in 2006, H. influenzae empyema declined by 83% and meningitis by 86%. Severe H. influenzae pneumonia and meningitis are preventable by vaccination.
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spelling pubmed-42143002014-11-06 Vaccine-Induced Waning of Haemophilus influenzae Empyema and Meningitis, Angola Peltola, Heikki Pelkonen, Tuula Bernardino, Luis Monteiro, Lurdes Silvestre, Silvia da Conceição Anjos, Elizabete Cruzeiro, Manuel Leite Pitkäranta, Anne Roine, Irmeli Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch In Angola during 2003–2012, we detected Haemophilus influenzae in 18% of 2,634 and 26% of 2,996 bacteriologically positive pleural or cerebrospinal fluid samples, respectively, from children. After vaccination launch in 2006, H. influenzae empyema declined by 83% and meningitis by 86%. Severe H. influenzae pneumonia and meningitis are preventable by vaccination. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-11 /pmc/articles/PMC4214300/ /pubmed/25340259 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2011.140400 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Dispatch
Peltola, Heikki
Pelkonen, Tuula
Bernardino, Luis
Monteiro, Lurdes
Silvestre, Silvia da Conceição
Anjos, Elizabete
Cruzeiro, Manuel Leite
Pitkäranta, Anne
Roine, Irmeli
Vaccine-Induced Waning of Haemophilus influenzae Empyema and Meningitis, Angola
title Vaccine-Induced Waning of Haemophilus influenzae Empyema and Meningitis, Angola
title_full Vaccine-Induced Waning of Haemophilus influenzae Empyema and Meningitis, Angola
title_fullStr Vaccine-Induced Waning of Haemophilus influenzae Empyema and Meningitis, Angola
title_full_unstemmed Vaccine-Induced Waning of Haemophilus influenzae Empyema and Meningitis, Angola
title_short Vaccine-Induced Waning of Haemophilus influenzae Empyema and Meningitis, Angola
title_sort vaccine-induced waning of haemophilus influenzae empyema and meningitis, angola
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4214300/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25340259
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2011.140400
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