Bacterial Meningitis in the United States, 1998–2007
Minnesota Department of Health · Connecticut Department of Public Health · +5 more institutions
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Abstract
The rate of bacterial meningitis declined by 55% in the United States in the early 1990s, when the Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccine for infants was introduced. More recent prevention measures such as the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and universal screening of pregnant women for group B streptococcus (GBS) have further changed the epidemiology of bacterial meningitis.
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- Medicine
- Meningitis
- Conjugate vaccine
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
- Bacterial meningitis
- Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
- Haemophilus influenzae
- Epidemiology
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Good health and well-being
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