A 10-month-old child presents with a temperature of 39.8°C (103.6°F) and lethargy. Brudzinski's and Kernig's signs are both present. Gram stain of sediment from CSF showed Gram-negative rods. What part of the routine health care could have prevented this disease?

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Based on the description of the disease, the child has bacterial meningitis. The Gram stain suggests Haemophilus influenzae is the causative agent, which is confirmed by latex particle agglutination. The vaccine is a conjugate polysaccharide-protein vaccine as described in choice C. The other vaccines described belong to poliovirus (A), the adult Strep. pneumoniae vaccine (B), the infant Strep. pneumoniae vaccine (D), and the Neisseria meningitis vaccine.

A 10-Month-Old Child Presents with a Temperature of 39