Publications

notification of meningococcal disease and haemophilus influenzae meningitis: a requirement for public health action.	------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------meningitis was ascertained for the years 1987-1991. laboratory record review identified positive blood culture and cerebro-spinal fluid isolates for 4 dublin hospitals serving the paediatric population of the eastern health board. infectious disease regi ...	1995	8575904
apparent low immunisation uptake in dublin: under-performance or under-recording?	through careful follow-up of a cohort, born march to august 1994, we have recorded the highest ever primary immunisation uptake figures for the dublin area, with completed uptake for diphtheria, tetanus and oral polio of 92.1%, haemophilus influenzae type b of 88.7%, pertussis of 85.7% and measles/mumps/rubella of 78.1%. eastern health board uptake estimates for the same period are 8.1-21.4% lower. we believe the rigour of our data gathering explains this discrepancy. evidence is reviewed in sup ...	2000	11133057