Haemophilus influenzae invasive disease in children – preliminary results from the Portuguese Study Group

Introduction: Haemophilus influenzae (H. influenzae) can cause life-threatening infections especially in children. Although six capsular serotypes (a-f) have been identified to date, H. influenzae serotype b (Hib) has long been a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The Hib conjugate vaccine was...

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Main Author: Bajanca-Lavado, Maria Paula (author)
Other Authors: Betencourt, Célia (author), Cunha, Florbela (author), Gonçalo-Marques, José (author), Portuguese Study Group of Invasive Haemophilus influenzae Disease of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Society (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/3412
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/3412