TY  - JOUR
AU  - Rerks-Ngarm, S
AU  - Treleaven, SC
AU  - Chunsuttiwat, S
AU  - Muangchana, C
AU  - Jolley, D
AU  - Brooks, A
AU  - Dejsirilert, S
AU  - Warintrawat, S
AU  - Guiver, M
AU  - Kunasol, P
AU  - Maynard, JE
AU  - Biggs, BA
AU  - Steinhoff, M
Y2  - 2014/05/21
Y2  - 2003/09/08
Y2  - 2003/09/08
Y2  - 2003/09/08
Y2  - 2003/09/08
Y2  - 2003/09/08
Y2  - 2003/09/08
Y2  - 2003/09/08
Y2  - 2003/09/08
Y1  - 2004/02/25
SN  - 0264-410X
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/11343/26167
AB  - There are limited prospective data for Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) disease in Asia, where some countries are considering vaccine introduction. A prospective population-based study was conducted to measure the incidence of Hib meningitis in children in two northern provinces of Thailand. Children <5 years with symptoms consistent with bacterial meningitis were enrolled in the study if inclusion criteria were met. The study enrolled 598 children with clinical meningitis, 76% of whom received lumbar puncture. The rate of probable bacterial meningitis was 26.6/100,000 children <5 years per year. There were four cases of laboratory confirmed Hib meningitis (rate 3.8/100,000 children <5 years per year). These findings suggest a relatively low incidence of Hib meningitis. However, additional data from studies of pneumonia are needed to define the Hib disease burden in Thailand.
N1  - application/pdf
LA  - English
PB  - ELSEVIER SCI LTD
KW  - Infectious Diseases; Infectious Diseases
T1  - Prospective population-based incidence of Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis in Thailand
DO  - 10.1016/j.vaccine.2003.09.013
IS  - Vaccine
VL  - 22
IS  - 8
SP  - 975-983
L1  - /bitstream/handle/11343/26167/115930_4972.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=n
ER  -