| burden of haemophilus influenzae type b disease in pakistani children. | estimates of the burden of haemophilus influenzae type b (hib) in children in pakistan are limited. a prospective surveillance was set up in 8 sentinel sites in karachi and hyderabad in january 2004. a total of 1481 children aged < 5 years underwent lumbar puncture for suspected acute bacterial meningitis. specimens from 237 (16.0%) children met the criteria for probable bacterial meningitis, and hib was detected in 45 of them (19.0%). the minimum detected incidence of hib meningitis in the hyde ... | 2010 | 20799584 |
| surveillance of pneumococcal meningitis among children in sindh, southern pakistan. | information about the burden of invasive pneumococcal disease among children in pakistan is limited. | 2009 | 19191608 |
| seasonal paradox in acute meningitis at nawabshah. | to assess the reasons for paradoxical increase in cases of meningitis in the summer of the year 2001. | 2003 | 12718775 |
| incidence of acute respiratory infections in children 2 months to 5 years of age in periurban communities in karachi, pakistan. | to measure the incidence of acute respiratory infections and burden of respiratory pathogens in children aged two months to five years. | 2006 | 16711336 |