H. influenzae Vaccines in HIV

Frederick M. Hecht; Annamari Ranki; Pauli Leinikki; Kai Krohn; Seppo Sarna; Sirkka Liisa Valle; M. C. Steinhoff; B. S. Auerbach; K. E. Nelson; D. Vlahov; N. M.H. Graham; R. E. Chaisson

doi:10.1056/NEJM199206043262313

H. influenzae Vaccines in HIV

Frederick M. Hecht, Annamari Ranki, Pauli Leinikki, Kai Krohn, Seppo Sarna, Sirkka Liisa Valle, M. C. Steinhoff, B. S. Auerbach, K. E. Nelson, D. Vlahov, N. M.H. Graham, R. E. Chaisson

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To the Editor: Although Steinhoff et al. (Dec. 26 issue)¹ provide important insights into the immunologic responses of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection to Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccines, I am concerned that their finding that vaccination was successful in raising antibody levels may be extrapolated into a guideline of clinical practice. The authors point out that minimal information is available about the serotypes of H. influenzae that cause pneumonia in patients with HIV infection and that additional information is needed. Although type b is the chief cause of H. influenzae meningitis in children, the epidemiologic features of…

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1569-1571
Number of pages	3
Journal	New England Journal of Medicine
Volume	326
Issue number	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM199206043262313
State	Published - Jun 4 1992

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