Publications by authors named "Thi Hong Hoa Bui"
BMC Infect Dis
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Neisseria meningitidis are major causes of preventable bacterial meningitis in children, with vaccines available to combat these diseases.
- A study was conducted in three pediatric hospitals in Vietnam from 2015 to 2018 to gather data on the impact of pneumococcal meningitis and its serotype distribution, which is important for the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs).
- Out of 1,803 suspected cases, 245 were confirmed as bacterial meningitis, with a high prevalence (93.5%) of cases caused by S. pneumoniae, predominantly from serotypes included in existing PCVs (most notably ser
