title: Haemophilus influenzae type b diseases in children: a pre-vaccination study.
abstract: Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) can now be prevented by vaccination. We present the clinical and laboratory characteristics of acute invasive H. influenzae diseases in children admitted over a 4-year period to a tertiary paediatric ward of the Al-Ain medical district hospital, before vaccination became available in the United Arab Emirates. In all, 38 children had bacteriologically proven H. influenzae invasive diseases and all the isolates were serotype b. Meningitis was diagnosed in 60.5% of the children and 66% of the studied children were under 12 months. There were no deaths but substantial morbidity occurred in 12 children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Ministry of Health, Al-Ain hospital, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bakir
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: el-Khadir
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Devadas
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Farrukh
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Uduman
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D017677:Age Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D018073:Haemophilus Vaccines / Q000600:supply & distribution; D019741:Haemophilus influenzae type b; D006767:Hospitals, District; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009017:Morbidity; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012621:Seasons; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014479:United Arab Emirates / Q000453:epidemiology; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D018073:Haemophilus Vaccines