Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) is an important cause of invasive bacterial disease in
children, including meningitis and pneumonia. The introduction of Hib conjugate vaccines …

Central nervous system infections have long been recognized as among the most
devastating of diseases. This article describes the changing pattern and epidemiology of a …

An international collaboration was established in 1996 to monitor the impact of routine
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccination on invasive H. influenzae disease; 14 …

When children are not administered vaccinations according to the recommended schedule,
they not only fail to receive timely protection from preventable diseases at a time when they …

Invasive Haemophilus influenzae type a (iHia) disease was detected in Alaska and Northern
Canada in 2002 and 2000, respectively. From 2006 to 2017, 164 iHia cases (Alaska= 53 …

Before the introduction of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccines, rates of
invasive H. influenzae disease among indigenous people of the North American Arctic were …

OBJECTIVE. Before 1991, Alaska Native children experienced one of the highest rates of
invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b disease. H influenzae type b vaccine has led to a …

OBJECTIVE: To guide immunization policy, we determined the public health benefit of
introducing Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine in Uganda and estimated the …

Background: Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) immunization has changed the
epidemiology of pediatric bacterial invasive disease. We describe the epidemiology of H …

Fifty-two Haemophilus influenzae isolates from patients with invasive disease in the
province of Manitoba, Canada, were examined for serotype, biotype, genotype, and …