Impact of Vaccination on Haemophilus influenzae Type b Carriage in Healthy Children Less Than 5 Years of Age in an Urban Population in Nepal.
Sonu ShresthaLisa K StockdaleMadhav C GautamMeeru GurungShuo FengPratistha MaskeySimon KerridgeSarah KellyMerryn VoyseyBhishma PokhrelPiyush RajbhandariStephen ThorsonBibek KhadkaGanesh ShahKarin S SchererDominic KellyDavid R MurdochShrijana ShresthaAndrew J PollardPublished in: The Journal of infectious diseases (2022)
Following 3 doses of pentavalent DTP-Hib-HepB vaccine, Hib carriage in children under the age of 5 years in Nepal is no longer common. Ongoing high coverage with Hib vaccine in early childhood is expected to maintain protection against Hib disease in Nepal.
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