Meningitis Due to Haemophilus Influenzae Type F

Overview

Journal Einstein (Sao Paulo)

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2014 Feb 4

PMID 24488395

Citations 4

Authors

Marta Pessoa Cardoso

Jacyr Pasternak

Alfredo Elias Giglio

Rejane Rimazza Dalberto Casagrande

Eduardo Juan Troster

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Abstract

With the decline in the rate of infections caused by Haemophilus influenzae serotype b since the widespread vaccination, non-b serotypes should be considered as potential pathogenic agents in children with invasive disease younger than 5 years old. We report the case of an immunocompetent 1-year-old boy with Haemophilus influenzae type f meningitis. The agent was identified in cerebrospinal fluid and blood cultures. Serotyping was performed by tests using polyclonal sera and confirmed by polymerase chain reaction. All Haemophilus influenzae isolates associated with invasive disease should be serotyped and notified as a way to evaluate the changes and trends in serotype distribution of this disease.

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