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Article: Haemophilus influenzae Invasive Disease Among Children Aged <5 Years -- California, 1990-1996.
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- September 11, 1998
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Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) causes a variety of severe clinical illnesses including meningitis, pneumonia, epiglottitis, and septic arthritis (1). In the prevaccine era (i.e., before 1988), Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) caused approximately 95% of the Hi invasive disease among children aged
Hi invasive disease has been a reportable disease in California since 1989, and cases were collected passively from laboratories, clinics, and hospitals. In Los Angeles County, which accounts for 30% of the population in the state aged
Data from these surveillance systems were combined (n=1090), and the 65 duplicate cases (i.e., cases with identical date of birth, onset, county of ...