Effect of Haemophilus influenzae Type b Vaccination on Nasopharyngeal Carriage Rate in Children, Tehran, 2019

Background. Haemophilus influenzae (H. influenzae) strains, which commonly reside as commensals within the human pharynx and can remain as an asymptomatic carrier, but become invasive leading to pneumonia, septic arthritis, or meningitis. The Pentavac (pentavalent vaccine, manufactured by India, SII...

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Main Authors: Sedigheh Rafiei Tabatabaei, Sara Mohammadzadeh, Seyed Mohsen Zahraei, Sussan Mahmoudi, Ghazaleh Ghandchi, Seyedeh Mahsan Hoseini-Alfatemi, Abdollah Karimi, Ahmadreza Shamshiri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/4923852