Action for child survival: elimination of Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis in Uganda
Author(s) -
Rosamund Lewis,
Annet Kisakye,
Bradford D. Gessner,
Duku Chaplain,
John Bosco Odipio,
Robert Iriso,
Denis Nansera,
Fiona Braka,
Issa Makumbi,
Addy Kekitiinwa
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
bulletin of the world health organization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.459
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1564-0604
pISSN - 0042-9686
DOI - 10.2471/blt.07.045336
Subject(s) - medicine , hib vaccine , meningitis , pediatrics , incidence (geometry) , haemophilus influenzae , immunization , vaccination , pneumonia , immunology , conjugate vaccine , antibiotics , physics , microbiology and biotechnology , antigen , optics , biology
To guide immunization policy, we determined the public health benefit of introducing Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine in Uganda and estimated the vaccine effectiveness.
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