Complicated Meningitis caused by a rare serotype of Haemophilus influenzae in Portugal

We report a case of meningitis due to Haemophilus influenzae serotype d strain in an infant. As far as we know, this is the first report of a serotype d strain, responsible for childhood invasive disease in Europe, demonstrating an emerging of H. influenzae non-b serotype, in the post-vaccination er...

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Main Author: Calado, Rita (author)
Other Authors: Betencourt, Célia (author), Gonçalves, Helder (author), Cristino, Nuno (author), Calhau, Paulo (author), Bajanca Lavado, Paula (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Haemophilus influenzae
Meningitis
Serotype d
Rare serotype
Infecções Respiratórias
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/298
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/298

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/298

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