Trends and variations in the epidemiology of meningococcal disease in Kuwait 1987–2013

Summary: The introduction of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccine and conjugate pneumococcal vaccine into routine childhood vaccination in Kuwait has resulted in the emergence of Neisseria meningitidis as the leading cause of invasive bacterial infection in children. Currently, a qu...

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Main Authors: Entesar H. Husain, Mohammad Barakat, Mosaab Al-Saleh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034115000167