Measles Prophylactic

Meta-analysis of trials of prophylactic antibiotics for children with measles: inadequate evidence.

OBJECTIVE To assess whether antibiotics should be given to all children with measles in communities with a high case fatality rate. DESIGN Meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials that compared routine antibiotic prophylaxis with no antibiotic treatment or selective treatment of pneumonia or sepsis. SUBJECTS Six trials of children admitted to hospital with measles: five in Glasgow, Lon...

Prophylactic use of antibiotics and reduced case fatality in measles infection.

Measles is currently responsible for 1.4 million deaths per year.' Virtually all of these deaths occur in developing countries and are related to complications of the disease. Little is known about measles complication rates in the general population in developing countiies. However, hospital studies have shown that pneumonia, diarrhea and laryngitis are very common in severe and fatal cases of...

Measles immunization in IRAN

Measles and measles vaccine in Japan.

Before the introduction of measles vaccine in 1971, measles was a common and well-recognized disease in Japanese children. Seroepidemiological studies conducted before the general use of the vaccine disclosed that measles epidemics differed from community to community; in rural areas, epidemics appeared at intervals of several years with the accumulation of susceptibles, and in urban areas, mea...

The Measles Initiative: moving toward measles eradication.

The World Health Assembly should establish a target date for measles eradication based on continued progress toward existing mortality reduction goals. We have a safe, effective, and inexpensive vaccine; a proven elimination strategy; high country demand; and an effective global partnership. Since it was founded in 2001, the Measles Initiative has supported the vaccination of >900 million child...