| high rates of colonization with drug resistant hemophilus influenzae type b and streptococccus pneumoniae in unvaccinated hiv infected children from west bengal. | to determine nasopharyngeal colonization rates of two vaccine preventable bacterial pathogens hemophilus influenzae type b (hib), and streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus), antibiotic susceptibility of isolates, factors associated with their colonization, and immunization history in a cohort of hiv infected children. | 2010 | 21165717 |
| simplifying paediatric immunization with a fully liquid dtp-hepb-hib combination vaccine: evidence from a comparative time-motion study in india. | an observational time-motion study investigated logistic, programmatic and safety-related advantages and limits in the delivery of a fully liquid dtp-hepb-hib combination vaccine versus a lyophilized combination vaccine requiring reconstitution. the study was conducted in 2006, observing 312 child vaccinations in a tertiary hospital setting in kolkata, india. the time for vaccination was on average 46s (35.12%) lower with the fully liquid vaccine (p<0.05). in addition, the fully liquid combinati ... | 2009 | 19056443 |
| multi-center surveillance for pneumonia & meningitis among children (<2 yr) for hib vaccine probe trial preparation in india. | severe clinical pneumonia and meningitis caused by haemophilus influenzae type b in children less than 5 yr old is preventable by use of hib vaccine. however, data on hib burden in india are limited. to support an evidence-based decision for hib vaccine introduction in india, a vaccine probe study was planned. this paper presents the results of the preparatory phase for such a study, which aimed to determine the feasibility of conducting a randomized vaccine probe study and to estimate the incid ... | 2010 | 20516536 |