Protective effect of breastfeeding on invasive Haemophilus influenzae infection: a case-control study in Swedish preschool children | Zendy

SvenArne Silfverdal | Zendy; L. Bodin | Zendy; Svante Hugosson | Zendy; O Garpenholt | Zendy; Bo Werner | Zendy; Elisabeth Esbjörner | Zendy; Christer Lindquist | Zendy; Per Olcén | Zendy

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Protective effect of breastfeeding on invasive Haemophilus influenzae infection: a case-control study in Swedish preschool children

Author(s) -

SvenArne Silfverdal,

L. Bodin,

Svante Hugosson,

O Garpenholt,

Bo Werner,

Elisabeth Esbjörner,

Christer Lindquist,

Per Olcén

Publication year - 1997

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/26.2.443

Subject(s) - breastfeeding , medicine , odds ratio , confidence interval , pediatrics , haemophilus influenzae , vaccination , incidence (geometry) , immunology , antibiotics , physics , optics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

In Orebro County a 2.5-fold increase in the incidence of Haemophilus influenzae (HI) meningitis was found between 1970 and 1980, an observation that initiated the present study.

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