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Etiology of bacterial meningitis among children aged 2-59 months in Salvador, Northeast Brazil, before and after routine use of Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine

Carvalho, Cristiana Maria Costa Nascimento de; Carvalho, Otavio Augusto Moreno de; Carvalho, Cristiana Maria Costa Nascimento de; Carvalho, Otavio Augusto Moreno de (Associação Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria Dr. Oswaldo Lange, 2004-06)

Objective:To describe the frequency of etiologic agents of bacterial meningitis (BM) among children aged 2-59 months in a sample of patients in Salvador, Northeast Brazil, with emphasis on the frequency of BM of unknown ...

Prevention of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) meningitis and emergence of serotype replacement with type a strains after introduction of Hib immunization in Brazil

Ribeiro, Guilherme S.; Reis, Joice N.; Cordeiro, Soraia Machado (University of Chicago Press, 2003-01)

Surveillance for Haemophilus influenzae meningitis cases was performed in Salvador, Brazil, before and after introduction of H. influenzae type b (Hib) immunization. The incidence of Hib meningitis decreased 69% during the ...

Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccination: long-term protection

Carvalho, Cristiana Maria Costa Nascimento de; Andrade, Ana Lúcia Sampaio Sgambatti de; Carvalho, Cristiana Maria Costa Nascimento de; Andrade, Ana Lúcia Sampaio Sgambatti de (2006)

Objetivo: Identificar as evidências sobre o impacto da vacina conjugada para Haemophilus influenzae tipo b (Hib) na epidemiologia da doença invasiva por Hib. Fontes dos dados: Pesquisa nas bases de dados do MEDLINE, LILACS, ...

Etiology of Childhood Community Acquired Pneumonia and Its Implications for Vaccination

Carvalho, Cristiana Maria Costa Nascimento de; Carvalho, Cristiana Maria Costa Nascimento de (2001)

Pneumonia is an important cause of morbidity and mortality among children throughout the world. Vaccines are available for some organisms, but they are underutilized and/or still in development. To evaluate the potential ...

Poor clinical outcome for meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae serotype A strains containing the IS1016-bexA deletion

Lima, Josilene B. T.; Ribeiro, Guilherme S.; Cordeiro, Soraia Machado; Gouveia, Edilane L.; Salgado, Kaátia; Reis, Mitermayer G.; Ko, Albert I.; Reis, Joice N.; Lima, Josilene B. T.; Ribeiro, Guilherme S.; Cordeiro, Soraia Machado; Gouveia, Edilane L.; Salgado, Kaátia; Reis, Mitermayer G.; Ko, Albert I.; Reis, Joice N. (2010)

Since the introduction of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccines, meningitis caused by serotypes other than Hib has gained in importance. We conducted active hospital-based surveillance for meningitis over ...

Impact of early life exposures to geohelminth infections on the development of vaccine immunity, allergic sensitization, and allergic inflammatory diseases in children living in tropical Ecuador: the ECUAVIDA birth cohort study

Cooper, Philip J.; Chico, Martha E.; Guadalupe, Irene; Sandoval, Carlos A.; Mitre, Edward; Platts-Mills, Thomas A. E.; Barreto, Mauricio Lima; Rodrigues, Laura C.; Strachan, David P.; Griffin, George E.; Cooper, Philip J.; Chico, Martha E.; Guadalupe, Irene; Sandoval, Carlos A.; Mitre, Edward; Platts-Mills, Thomas A. E.; Barreto, Mauricio Lima; Rodrigues, Laura C.; Strachan, David P.; Griffin, George E. (2011)

Background: Geohelminth infections are highly prevalent infectious diseases of childhood in many regions of the Tropics, and are associated with significant morbidity especially among pre-school and school-age children. ...