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Molecular epidemiology of Haemophilus influenzae type b causing vaccine failures in the United Kingdom.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 May 2006
Aracil Belén, Slack Mary, Pérez-Vázquez María, Román Federico, Ramsay Mary, Campos José
Abstract excerpt
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) was a major cause of pediatric disease in the United Kingdom prior to the introduction of routine Hib immunization in 1992. An unexpected resurgence of cases of vaccine failure was observed with fully vaccinated children from 1999 onward. We investigated whether Hib isolates causing vaccine failures in the United Kingdom could have undergone a change in their population...
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