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relative frequency of haemophilus influenzae type b pneumonia in chinese children as evidenced by serology.

it is commonly held that haemophilus influenzae pneumonia among children in asia is mostly caused by serotypes other than b (hib). if so, hib conjugate vaccines would play little role in the prevention of pneumonia. in two prospective series of children hospitalized for pneumonia in china, the causative agents were searched for with a wide panel of microbiologic assays.