Impact of Haemophilus influenzae type b combination vaccination on asthma symptoms and pneumonia in 5-year-old children in rural Bangladesh: a longitudinal study and comparison with a previous cross-sectional study

Impact of Haemophilus influenzae type b combination vaccination on asthma symptoms and pneumonia in 5-year-old children in rural Bangladesh: a longitudinal study and comparison with a previous cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Although the prevalence of bronchial asthma has been increasing worldwide since the 1970′s, the prevalence among 5-year-old children was significantly lower in 2016 than in 2001 in rural Bangladesh. We aimed to determine whether the Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) combination...

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Main Authors: Haruko Takeuchi, S. M. Tafsir Hasan, Khalequ Zaman, Sayaka Takanashi, Samar Kumar Hore, Sultana Yeasmin, Shaikh Meshbahuddin Ahmad, Md Jahangir Alam, Masamine Jimba, Tsutomu Iwata, Md Alfazal Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
Asthma
Bangladesh
Child
Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine
Administration and dosage
Pneumonia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-021-01629-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-021-01629-8

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