title: Vaccine-preventable diseases and their impact on Latin American children.
abstract: A joint meeting of the Latin American Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, the Dominican Society of Pediatrics and the Dominican Society of Vaccinology was held in the Dominican Republic. This report highlights the most relevant issues that were presented and discussed about vaccine-preventable diseases, their epidemiology and impact in Latin American children, the need to move forward and expand national immunization programs and the economical and political obstacles to introduce 'new' vaccines. These include those against Streptococcus pneumoniae, rotavirus, hepatitis A, varicella, Neisseria meningitidis, Bordetella pertussis, influenza and human papillomavirus, among others.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Infectología Pediátrica, Hospital Nacional de Niños Dr Carlos Sáenz Herrera, Centro de Ciencias Médicas, PO Box 1654-1000, Avenida Paseo Colón, San José, Costa Rica. rolandoug@racsa.co.cr
authors.forename: Rolando
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ulloa-Gutierrez
authors.forename: Greta
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Miño
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Odio
authors.forename: María L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Avila-Aguero
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brea
mesh_terms: D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000592:standards / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000458:organization & administration; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D007843:Latin America / Q000453:epidemiology; D014611:Vaccination / Q000592:standards; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000592:standards / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D014765:Viral Vaccines