Population-Based Surveillance of HiB Invasive Infections in Children in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario -- 1995 to 1997

OBJECTIVE: To assess vaccine effectiveness through enhanced disease surveillance following the change in childhood immunization programs in 1995, when all provinces and territories chose to use polyribosyl ribitol phosphate-tetanus protein (PRP-T) Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccin...

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Main Authors: David Scheifele, Alison Bell, Taj Jadavji, Wendy Vaudry, John Waters, Monika Naus, Jill Sciberras
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2000-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2000/219612
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description OBJECTIVE: To assess vaccine effectiveness through enhanced disease surveillance following the change in childhood immunization programs in 1995, when all provinces and territories chose to use polyribosyl ribitol phosphate-tetanus protein (PRP-T) Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccine, generally in combination with diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus inactivated polio vaccine (DPT-IPV) (as PENTA vaccine) because the protective efficacy of this regimen had not been directly measured.
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spelling doaj-art-726b987d392b461d921e1d8432e6510b2025-02-03T01:21:00ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases1180-23322000-01-0111313514010.1155/2000/219612Population-Based Surveillance of HiB Invasive Infections in Children in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario -- 1995 to 1997David Scheifele0Alison Bell1Taj Jadavji2Wendy Vaudry3John Waters4Monika Naus5Jill Sciberras6University of British Columbia, British Columbia, CanadaBritish Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaUniversity of Calgary, Calgary, CanadaUniversity of Alberta, Edmonton, CanadaAlberta Health, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaOntario Ministry of Health, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaOntario Ministry of Health, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaOBJECTIVE: To assess vaccine effectiveness through enhanced disease surveillance following the change in childhood immunization programs in 1995, when all provinces and territories chose to use polyribosyl ribitol phosphate-tetanus protein (PRP-T) Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccine, generally in combination with diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus inactivated polio vaccine (DPT-IPV) (as PENTA vaccine) because the protective efficacy of this regimen had not been directly measured.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2000/219612
spellingShingle David Scheifele
Alison Bell
Taj Jadavji
Wendy Vaudry
John Waters
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Jill Sciberras
Population-Based Surveillance of HiB Invasive Infections in Children in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario -- 1995 to 1997
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
title Population-Based Surveillance of HiB Invasive Infections in Children in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario -- 1995 to 1997
title_full Population-Based Surveillance of HiB Invasive Infections in Children in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario -- 1995 to 1997
title_fullStr Population-Based Surveillance of HiB Invasive Infections in Children in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario -- 1995 to 1997
title_full_unstemmed Population-Based Surveillance of HiB Invasive Infections in Children in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario -- 1995 to 1997
title_short Population-Based Surveillance of HiB Invasive Infections in Children in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario -- 1995 to 1997
title_sort population based surveillance of hib invasive infections in children in british columbia alberta and ontario 1995 to 1997
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2000/219612
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