I-Bexsero - Isitofu sokulwa nohlobo B lwe-Meningitis

Umxholo

• Indlela yokuthatha
• Imiphumela
• Ukungqinelana

I-Bexsero isitofu esibonakalisiweyo sokukhusela i-meningococcus B-MenB, enoxanduva lokudala i-bacterial meningitis, kubantwana abasukela kwiinyanga ezi-2 kunye nabantu abadala ukuya kwiminyaka engama-50 ubudala.

I-Meningitis okanye isifo se-meningococcal sisifo esibangela iimpawu ezinje ngomkhuhlane, intloko ebuhlungu, isicaphucaphu, ukugabha okanye iimpawu zokudumba kweminyango, echaphazela ngokulula ukuncancisa iintsana.

Indlela yokuthatha

Iidosi ziboniswe zixhomekeke kubudala besigulana ngasinye, kwaye kucetyiswa idosi elandelayo:

• Kubantwana abaphakathi kweenyanga ezi-2 ukuya kwezi-5 ubudala, iidosi ezi-3 zokugonya ziyacetyiswa, ngamanqanaba eenyanga ezi-2 phakathi kwamayeza. Ukongeza, isitofu sokugonya kufuneka senziwe phakathi kweenyanga ezili-12 nezingama-23 ubudala;
• Kubantwana abaphakathi kweenyanga ezi-6 ukuya kwezili-11, iidosi ezi-2 ziyacetyiswa kumyinge weenyanga ezi-2 phakathi kwamayeza, kunye nesikhuthazi sokugonya kufuneka senziwe phakathi kweenyanga ezili-12 ukuya kwezingama-24 ubudala;
• Kubantwana abaphakathi kweenyanga ezili-12 kunye neminyaka engama-23 ubudala, iidosi ezi-2 ziyacetyiswa, ngekhefu leenyanga ezi-2 phakathi kwedosi;
• Kubantwana abaphakathi kweminyaka emi-2 ukuya kweli-10 ubudala, abakwishumi elivisayo kunye nabantu abadala, kucetyiswa iidosi ezi-2, ngekhefu leenyanga ezi-2 phakathi kwamayeza;
• Kubantu abakwishumi elivisayo abaneminyaka eli-11 ubudala kunye nabantu abadala, kucetyiswa iidosi ezi-2, kunye nenyanga eli-1 phakathi kwedosi.

Imiphumela

Ezinye zeziphumo ebezingalindelekanga ze-Bexsero ekuncanciseni abantwana zingabandakanya utshintsho kumdla wokutya, ukozela, ukulila, ukuxhuzula, ukubola, urhudo, ukugabha, umkhuhlane, ukuba nochuku okanye ukungazwani komzimba kwindawo yenaliti ngokubomvu, ukurhawuzelela, ukudumba okanye iintlungu zalapha.

Kwishumi elivisayo, iziphumo ebezingalindelekanga eziphambili zingabandakanya intloko ebuhlungu, ukuqaqanjelwa sisisu, iintlungu ezidibeneyo, isicaphucaphu kunye neentlungu, ukudumba nokubomvu kwindawo yenaliti.

Ukungqinelana

Esi sitofu sichasene nabasetyhini abakhulelweyo okanye abancancisayo, abantwana abangaphantsi kweenyanga ezi-2 ubudala kunye nezigulana ezinesifo sokungavisisani naliphi na icandelo lefomula.