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Occurrence of Haemophilus influenzae strains in three Brazilian states since the introduction of a conjugate Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine.
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas - 1 May 2005
de Almeida A E C C, de Filippis I, Abreu A O de, Ferreira D G, Gemal A L, Marzochi K B F
Abstract excerpt
Few vaccines in history have induced such a dramatic decline in incidence over such a short period of time as the Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate. This vaccine was introduced in 1988 in the United States, but only in 1999 was Hib immunization introduced by the Brazilian Ministry of Health as part of the routine infant National Immunization Program. The authors analyzed 229 H. influenzae (Hi)...
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