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2067887

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-8-12
pubmed:abstractText
We report a retrospective study of invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) diseases in Geneva from 1976 to 1989. Among the 183 children who fulfilled the case definition, 6 (3.3%) presented with more than one site of infection. The overall incidence rate among children younger than 5 years of age was 60.2/100,000 but it was 92.1/100,000 in 1989. Forty-one percent of patients had meningitis, 37% had epiglottis and 22% had other forms of Hib infections. Fifty-four percent of cases occurred in children younger than 2 years of age. Invasive Hib infections were found more often in boys than in girls (1.6/1). From 1984, 21% of all Hib were beta-lactamase-producing strains. During the study period 2 children (1.1%) died from epiglottitis and 12 children with meningitis (15.8%) developed serious neurologic deficits. These data suggest that administration of a conjugate vaccine against Hib to all infants living in Geneva is justified.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0891-3668
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
370-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Epidemiology of invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b infections in Geneva, Switzerland, 1976 to 1989.
pubmed:affiliation
Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, University of Geneva, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't