Effect of vaccines on bacterial meningitis worldwide
McIntyre PB;O'Brien KL;Greenwood B;van de Beek D;;
Lancet (London, England)2012Vol. 380pp. -
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Abstract
Three bacteria--Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Neisseria meningitidis--account for most acute bacterial meningitis. Measurement of the effect of protein-polysaccharide conjugate vaccines is most reliable for H influenzae meningitis because one serotype and one age group accoun …