Bacterial Meningitis in the United States, 1998–2007
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- 26 May 2011
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- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 364 (21) , 2016-2025
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa1005384
Abstract
The rate of bacterial meningitis declined by 55% in the United States in the early 1990s, when the Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccine for infants was introduced. More recent prevention measures such as the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and universal screening of pregnant women for group B streptococcus (GBS) have further changed the epidemiology of bacterial meningitis.Keywords
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