Meningitis due to haemophilus influenzae type f

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: An Esp Pediatr 2000 Oct;53(4):369-71

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Gonzalez Lopez M, del Pino De La Fuente A, Garcia Martin FJ, Calbo Torrecillas F, Obando Santaella I, Campos J, Martinez Valverde A.

Departamento de Pediatria, Hospital Materno Infantil de Malaga, Madrid.

We report an immunocompetent 5-month-old boy with Haemophilus influenzae type f (Hif) meningitis. The patient had previously been immunized with two doses of Hib conjugate vaccine (PRP-T). Vaccination failure was initially suspected based on Gram stain report. The results of culture identified a non-b Haemophilus influenzae capsular serotype (Hif).Non-Hib serotypes should be considered as potential pathogenic agents in children under the age of 5 years with invasive diseases. An adequate epidemiological surveillance system would be helpful in detecting the role of these non-b Hif serotypes as significant pathogens, which appear to be on the increase.

PMID: 11083991 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

 

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