Community effect of haemophilus influenzae type b vaccination in India

Valsan Philip Verghese; Ingrid K. Friberg; Thomas Cherian; Palany Raghupathy; V. Balaji; M. K. Lalitha; Kurien Thomas; T. Jacob John; Mark C. Steinhoff

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Community effect of haemophilus influenzae type b vaccination in India

Valsan Philip Verghese, Ingrid K. Friberg, Thomas Cherian, Palany Raghupathy, V. Balaji, M. K. Lalitha, Kurien Thomas, T. Jacob John, Mark C. Steinhoff

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We assessed the effect of distribution of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine in the private health care sector on Hib meningitis admissions at a referral hospital in India. The annual mean number of Hib cases was 10.7 before Hib vaccine introduction, falling to 3.8 cases following introduction (P < 0.0001). By contrast, the mean of annual numbers of pneumococcal cases were 3.0 and 4.6, (P = 0.55). Even at relatively low coverage through private sector distribution, Hib vaccine has significant community impact on Hib disease.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	738-740
Number of pages	3
Journal	Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Volume	28
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0b013e318199f2a1
State	Published - Aug 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Asia
H. influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine
India
Meningitis
Surveillance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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