Estimating Meningitis Hospitalization Rates for Sentinel Hospitals Conducting Invasive Bacterial Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Surveillance

The World Health Organization (WHO)-coordinated Global Invasive Bacterial Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (IB-VPD) sentinel hospital surveillance network provides data for decision making regarding use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine, both recommended f...

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Veröffentlicht in:	MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report 2013-10, Vol.62 (39), p.810-812
Hauptverfasser:	Mathiu, Jason Mwenda, Wijesinghe, Pushpa Ranjan, Agocs, Mary, Burton, Anthony, Sale, James, Van Beneden, Chris, Taylor, Thomas, Flannery, Brendan
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacterial Vaccines - administration & dosage Child, Preschool Gambia - epidemiology Haemophilus meningitis Hospital administration Hospital admissions Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data Hospitalization rates Humans Infant Medical research Medicine, Experimental Meningitis Meningitis, Bacterial - epidemiology Meningitis, Bacterial - prevention & control Meningitis, Bacterial - therapy Pneumococcal meningitis Population estimates Public health Senegal - epidemiology Sentinel Surveillance Teaching hospitals Vaccination Vaccines World Health Organization Youths at risk
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Zusammenfassung:	The World Health Organization (WHO)-coordinated Global Invasive Bacterial Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (IB-VPD) sentinel hospital surveillance network provides data for decision making regarding use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine, both recommended for inclusion in routine childhood immunization programs worldwide. WHO recommends that countries conduct sentinel hospital surveillance for meningitis among children aged
ISSN:	0149-2195 1545-861X