Abstract
Beginning in an era when female scientists were a lonely minority, women have made major contributions to our understanding of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) as a pathogen, its treatment and its prevention. The individual scientific and public health contributions, and their collective impact, are reviewed in the context of the development and successful implementation of highly efficacious Hib vaccines that are now being deployed to nearly every country worldwide for the prevention of life- threatening pediatric Hib disease.
Original language | English (US) |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 280-283 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2014 |
Keywords
- Disease control
- Haemophilus influenzae type b
- Vaccine
- Women
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases