The effect of Haemophilus influenzaetype B and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on childhood meningitis mortality: a systematic review
Open Access
- 17 September 2013
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Public Health
- Vol. 13 (S3) , S21
Abstract
Two of the most prevalent causes of severe bacterial meningitis in children, Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) and Streptococcus pneumoniae, are preventable by existing vaccines increasingly available in developing countries. Our objective was to estimate the dose-specific effect of Hib and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) on childhood meningitis mortality in low-income countries for use in the Lives Saved Tool (LiST).Keywords
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