| brazilian purpuric fever--mato grosso, brazil. | brazilian purpuric fever (bpf) is a life-threatening pediatric infection that is preceded by conjunctivitis and caused by a specific strain of haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius (bpf clone). bpf was recognized during 1984 in the state of sao paulo, brazil, when 10 children in a town of 20,000 persons died of an acute febrile illness associated with purpura and vascular collapse. until december 1989, no cases of bpf had been reported outside of sao paulo and the neighboring state of parana ... | 1990 | 2123287 |
| decreased point prevalence of haemophilus influenzae type b (hib) oropharyngeal colonization by mass immunization of brazilian children less than 5 years old with hib polyribosylribitol phosphate polysaccharide-tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine in combination with diphtheria-tetanus toxoids-pertussis vaccine. | a protective herd effect has been described after susceptible populations of children are vaccinated with conjugate haemophilus influenzae type b (hib). hib carriage was studied in children aged 6-24 months attending day care centers in two cities in southern brazil (curitiba and porto alegre). in curitiba, routine immunization with hib polyribosylribitol phosphate polysaccharide-tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine (prp-t) in combination with diphtheria-tetanus toxoids-pertussis vaccine (prp-t/dtp) ... | 1999 | 10479142 |
| brazilian purpuric fever identified in a new region of brazil. the brazilian purpuric fever study group. | brazilian purpuric fever (bpf) is a life-threatening pediatric infection that is preceded by conjunctivitis and caused by haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius. bpf was first recognized during 1984 in the state of sao paulo. bpf was not reported in brazil outside of sao paulo and the neighboring state of parana until december 1989, when children with bpf were identified in the state of mato grosso. by april 1990, 10 children with confirmed bpf were identified from six widely separated cities ... | 1992 | 1588153 |
| antimicrobial resistance among invasive haemophilus influenzae strains: results of a brazilian study carried out from 1996 through 2000. | a total of 1712 strains of haemophilus influenzae isolated from patients with invasive diseases were obtained from ten brazilian states from 1996 to 2000. beta-lactamase production was assessed and the minimum inhibitory concentrations (mic) of ampicillin, chloramphenicol, ceftriaxone and rifampin were determined using a method for broth microdilution of haemophilus test medium. the prevalence of strains producing beta-lactamase ranged from 6.6 to 57.7%, with an overall prevalence of 18.4%. high ... | 2002 | 12426628 |
| update: hib vaccination in the americas. | both colombia and brazil have introduced vaccination programs against haemophilus influenzae type b (hib). in 1998, colombia added free hib vaccination to the country's routine vaccination program. to date, 600,000 children (60% of the target population) have been reached with the vaccine and this effort has stimulated coverage with all vaccines. initial coverage rates were hindered by civil unrest, rains, and a hospital strike a week prior to the campaign. in brazil's curitiba municipality ... | 1998 | 12293780 |