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. 2011 Dec;18(12):2178-80.
doi: 10.1128/CVI.05254-11. Epub 2011 Oct 19.

Haemophilus influenzae type b carriage among young children in metropolitan Atlanta in the context of vaccine shortage and booster dose deferral

Jennifer Dolan Thomas  1 , Michael L Jackson, Dolly Sharma, Raydel Mair, Michelle C Bach, Dana Castillo, O Grace Ejigiri, Sarah Satola, Amanda C Cohn, Robert Jerris, Shabnam Jain, Monica M Farley, Leonard W Mayer, Nancy E Messonnier
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Haemophilus influenzae type b carriage among young children in metropolitan Atlanta in the context of vaccine shortage and booster dose deferral

Jennifer Dolan Thomas et al. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2011 Dec.

Abstract

Short-term deferral of the Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine booster dose during a recent U.S. Hib vaccine shortage did not result in widespread Hib carriage in Atlanta, as the Hib carriage rate was found to be 0.3% (1/342). Hib colonization was significantly more common among males and day care attendees.

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