Typhoid fever in children aged less than 5 years

Calculation of the incidence of typhoid fever during preschool years is important to define the optimum age of immunisation and the choice of vaccines for public-health programmes in developing countries. Hospital-based studies have suggested that children younger than 5 years do not need vaccinatio...

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Published in:	The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 354; no. 9180; pp. 734 - 737
Main Authors:	Sinha, Anju, Sazawal, Sunil, Kumar, Ramesh, Sood, Seema, Reddaiah, Vankadara P, Singh, Bir, Rao, Malla, Naficy, Abdolla, Clemens, John D, Bhan, Maharaj K
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Elsevier Ltd 28.08.1999 Lancet Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Age Factors Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the digestive system and abdomen Biological and medical sciences Child Child, Preschool Children & youth Cross-Sectional Studies Developing Countries Female Follow-Up Studies Households Human bacterial diseases Humans Immunization Immunization Programs Incidence India - epidemiology Infant Infectious diseases LDCs Longitudinal studies Male Medical research Medical sciences Morbidity Older people Population Surveillance Poverty - statistics & numerical data Prospective Studies Public health Tropical medicine Typhoid Typhoid Fever - epidemiology Typhoid Fever - prevention & control Typhoid-Paratyphoid Vaccines - administration & dosage Urban areas Urban Population - statistics & numerical data Vaccines Waterborne diseases Asia India Human Preschool age Socioeconomic status Urban area Typhoid Epidemiology Incidence Infection Bacteriosis Salmonellosis Sanitary surveillance Child Public health Immunization Public Health Health Services Age Factors Typhoid Fever Health Southern Asia Vaccination Bacterial And Fungal Diseases Youth Infections Delivery Of Health Care Diseases India Asia Population Characteristics Population Research Report Developing Countries Primary Health Care Community Health Services Demographic Factors
ISSN:	0140-6736, 1474-547X
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