Impact of a regional Hib vaccination programme in Italy

Impact of a regional Hib vaccination programme in Italy

In the Veneto region of Italy, a coverage of 26% for Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) primary vaccination in 1-year-old children plus a 31–53% catch-up coverage in children 1–4 years of age resulted in a 91% reduction of Hib invasive disease in children

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Veröffentlicht in:Vaccine 2002-01, Vol.20 (7), p.993-995
Hauptverfasser: Gallo, Giovanni, Ciofi degli Atti, Marta Luisa, Cerquetti, Marina, Piovesan, Cinzia, Tozzi, Alberto Eugenio, Salmaso, Stefania
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Sprache:eng
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Bacterial Capsules
Catch-up
Child, Preschool
Haemophilus Infections - epidemiology
Haemophilus influenzae
Haemophilus Vaccines - immunology
Hib
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Italy - epidemiology
Nasopharynx - microbiology
Polysaccharides, Bacterial - immunology
Vaccination
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Zusammenfassung:In the Veneto region of Italy, a coverage of 26% for Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) primary vaccination in 1-year-old children plus a 31–53% catch-up coverage in children 1–4 years of age resulted in a 91% reduction of Hib invasive disease in children
ISSN:0264-410X
1873-2518
DOI:10.1016/S0264-410X(01)00449-2