LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP OF THE RATE OF PHARYNGEAL COLONIZATION WITH HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B (Hib) AT A CHRONIC-CARE FACILITY FOLLOWING PROPHYLAXIS WITH RIFAMPIN
Shapiro E, Wald E. LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP OF THE RATE OF PHARYNGEAL COLONIZATION WITH HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B (Hib) AT A CHRONIC-CARE FACILITY FOLLOWING PROPHYLAXIS WITH RIFAMPIN. Pediatric Research 1984, 18: 187-187. DOI: 10.1203/00006450-198404001-00565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic care facilitiesHaemophilus influenzae type bAdministration of rifampinPrevalence of colonizationInvasive Hib infectionsInfluenzae type bRate of colonizationHib colonizationPharyngeal colonizationHib meningitisPharyngeal carriageHib infectionsPersistent carriersPharyngeal culturesHibNew casesRifampinAvailable childrenType BProphylaxisChildrenMonthsColonization rate