01364nas a2200301   4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653001000051653002500061653001500086653001100101653001800112653002700130653002700157653001100184653002000195653001200215653000900227653001400236653001200250100001400262245003600276856008300312300000900395490001500404520062900419022001401048       1998                            d  c199810aAdult10aBacterial Infections10aDiphtheria10aFemale10aGlobal health10aHaemophilus Infections10aHaemophilus influenzae10aHumans10aInfant, Newborn10aleprosy10aMale10aPregnancy10aTetanus1 aCohen M L00aCandidate bacterial conditions.  uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2305665/pdf/bullwho00391-0058.pdf  a61-30 v76 Suppl 23 a<p>This article provides background information on bacterial diseases and discusses those that are candidates for elimination or eradication. Only one disease, neonatal tetanus, is a strong candidate for elimination. Others, including Haemophilus influenzae b infection, leprosy, diphtheria, pertussis, tuberculosis, meningococcal disease, congenital syphilis, trachoma and syphilis are important causes of morbidity and mortality in industrialized and developing countries. For all these diseases, eradication/elimination is not likely because of the characteristics of the disease and limitations in the interventions.</p>  a0042-9686