ARTICLE
Hospital-based Sentinel Surveillance of Haemophilus influenzae Type b among Children in Burkina Faso, 2004-2012: Impact of Vaccine Introduction
- Medical Microbiology & Diagnosis , (3) : 2161-2163
Lien de l'article :
https://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2161-0703.%20S3-004
Discipline :
Sciences biologiques
Auteur(s) :
Idrissa Sanou, Isidore Juste O Bonkoungou, Isabelle Bicaba, Ali Ouedraogo, Fabienne Soudre, Sylvain Zeba, Isaïe Medah, Ludovic Kam and Lassana Sangare.
Auteur(s) tagués :
SOUDRÉ Fabienne Marie Blandine Tibo Bobilwindé
Renseignée par : SOUDRÉ Fabienne Marie Blandine Tibo Bobilwindé
Résumé
Background: Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) is a leading cause of childhood bacterial meningitis in Africa. This study assessed the impact of Hib conjugate vaccine introduced in 2006 into the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) in Burkina Faso.
Methods: From 2004-2012, we conducted hospital-based surveillance for invasive Hib disease among children
Mots-clés
Bacterial meningitis, Haemophilus influenzae b, Vaccine, Burkina Faso