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Rapid Assessment Of Hib Disease Burden In Vietnam, Batunkh Nyambat, Duc Anh Dang, Hien Anh Nguyen, Trin Quynh Mai, Manju Rani, Mary Pe Slack, Paul E. Kilgore
Rapid Assessment Of Hib Disease Burden In Vietnam, Batunkh Nyambat, Duc Anh Dang, Hien Anh Nguyen, Trin Quynh Mai, Manju Rani, Mary Pe Slack, Paul E. Kilgore
Department of Pharmacy Practice
Background: Several countries have applied the Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) rapid assessment tool (RAT) to estimate the burden of Hib disease where resources for hospital- or population-based surveillance are limited. In Vietnam, we used the Hib RAT to estimate the burden of Hib pneumonia and meningitis prior to Hib vaccine introduction.
Methods: Laboratory, hospitalization and mortality data were collected for the period January 2004 through December 2005 from five representative hospitals. Based on the WHO Hib RAT protocol, standardized MS Excel spreadsheets were completed to generate meningitis and pneumonia case and death figures.
Results: We found 35 to 77 …