Haemophilus influenzae Type b Meningitis in the Short Period after Vaccination: A Reminder of the Phenomenon of Apparent Vaccine Failure

We present two cases of bacterial meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) which developed a few days after conjugate Hib vaccination. This phenomenon of postimmunization provocative time period is reviewed and discussed. These cases serve as a reminder to clinicians of the risk, alb...

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Автори: Noa Greenberg-Kushnir, Orly Haskin, Havatzelet Yarden-Bilavsky, Jacob Amir, Efraim Bilavsky
Формат: Стаття
Мова:English
Опубліковано: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Серія:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Онлайн доступ:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/950107