Haemophilus influenzae type b
"Haemophilus influenzae type b" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A type of H. influenzae isolated most frequently from biotype I. Prior to vaccine availability, it was a leading cause of childhood meningitis.
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D019741
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.440.450.600.450.330.150 B03.660.250.550.290.330.150
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Haemophilus influenzae type b" by people in Profiles.
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The CAPITA study of protein-conjugate pneumococcal vaccine and its implications for use in adults in developed countries. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2014; 10(5):1331-3.
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Effectiveness of Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccines administered according to various schedules: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational data. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013 Nov; 32(11):1261-9.
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Children with bacterial meningitis presenting to the emergency department during the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine era. Acad Emerg Med. 2008 Jun; 15(6):522-8.
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Haemophilus influenzae type B disease: have we forgotten? Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2008 Jun; 47(5):507-9.
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Maternal immunization with Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccines in different populations. Vaccine. 2003 Jul 28; 21(24):3455-9.
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Safety and antibody persistence following Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate or pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccines given before pregnancy in women of childbearing age and their infants. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2001 Oct; 20(10):931-40.
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Clinical presentations, diagnosis, and prognostic factors of bacterial meningitis. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 1999 Sep; 13(3):579-94, vi-vii.