Changing epidemiology of childhood meningitis
Subedar, N.; Rathore, M.H.
Journal of the Florida Medical Association 82(7): 467-469
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0015-4148 PMID: 7673880 Document Number: 442416
The changing epidemiology of meningitis at Wolfson Children's Hospital in Jacksonville between 1985 and 1994 was reviewed to determine the impact of Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccination. The cases were also straified by age. A significant decrease in the cases of Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis was found between 1991 and 1994. This was most likely due to the introduction of conjugate Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine for young infants.