Two case reports of bacterial meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b a few days after the Hib vaccination. - GreenMedInfo Summary

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Abstract Title:

Haemophilus influenzae Type b Meningitis in the Short Period after Vaccination: A Reminder of the Phenomenon of Apparent Vaccine Failure.

Abstract Source:

Case Rep Infect Dis. 2012 ;2012:950107. Epub 2012 Aug 16. PMID: 22953084

Abstract Author(s):

Noa Greenberg-Kushnir, Orly Haskin, Havatzelet Yarden-Bilavsky, Jacob Amir, Efraim Bilavsky

Article Affiliation:

Noa Greenberg-Kushnir

Abstract:

We present two cases of bacterial meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) which developed a few days after conjugate Hib vaccination. This phenomenon of postimmunization provocative time period is reviewed and discussed. These cases serve as a reminder to clinicians of the risk, albeit rare, of invasive Hib disease in the short period after successful immunization.

Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2012
Study Type : Human: Case Report
Additional Links
Diseases : Bacterial Meningitis : CK(32) : AC(7), Haemophilus influenzae : CK(62) : AC(19)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Vaccination: All : CK(12698) : AC(1348), Vaccination: Haemophilus Influenzae : CK(121) : AC(19)

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Key Research Topics

Disease

Bacterial Meningitis
Haemophilus influenzae

Anti-Therapeutic Action

Vaccination: All
Vaccination: Haemophilus Influenzae

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