Why the study?
What is the prevalence of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) colonization among healthy infants and children compared to household contacts of patients with invasive Hib disease in Japan?
Population
Infants and children in Japan, including 474 healthy infants aged 1-48 months, 167 13-year-old children, 154…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Elevated carriage in contacts signals household transmission risk; hypothesis-generating for prevention strategies in post-vaccination Japan.
What is the prevalence of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) colonization among healthy infants and children compared to household contacts of patients with invasive Hib disease in Japan?
The significantly higher Hib carriage rate among household contacts of patients with invasive Hib disease compared to healthy children highlights the potential risk for outbreaks in Japan.
Kuroki et al. (1997) studied this question.
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