In the article reviewed the aim was to examine which of the three vaccines is the most appropriate against acute bacterial meningitis. The three vaccines are: Hemophilus influenzae type B (Hib), Streptococcus pneumonia (S. pneumoniae) and Neisseria meningitides (N. meningitidis). The study under review took place in Turkey from 2005-2012. Acute bacterial meningitis is one of the most severe infectious diseases, which causes physical and neurological problems and even mortality [1, 2]. This disease occurs most often among infants and young children but also may be observed in older children. The percentage of mortality from bacterial meningitis is 2-30%, which is relatively high [3, 4]. 10-20% of survivors suffer from epilepsy, mental retardation, or sensorineural deafness …show more content…
Before the administration of vaccines 90% of cases of acute bacterial meningitis, were caused by Hib, S. pneumoniae or N.meningitidis [8, 9]. The vaccines Hib and S. pneumoniae can eliminate invasive Hib disease as well as the incidence of disease caused by vaccine serotypes, especially in most industrialized countries, where the routine of vaccines has been implemented. The success of the above vaccines means that now N. meningitides alone is considered to be the main cause of bacterial meningitis in many regions of the world, causing an estimated 1.2 million cases of bacterial meningitis and sepsis worldwide each year[11, 12]. There are 12 recognized serogroups of N.meningitidis, but only 6 are related to the majority of invasive disease, and these are: (Men) A,B,C,W-135,X and Y[13-15]. MenB and MenACWY conjugate vaccines are not yet routinely recommended for infants in