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First year of ongoing invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b outbreak among middle-aged people who use drugs and people who experience homelessness in Hamburg, Germany, September 2024 to August 2025 [PDF]

Eurosurveillance
We report an ongoing outbreak of invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) disease among people who use drugs (PWUD) and people experiencing homelessness (PEH) in Hamburg, Germany.
Thiên-Trí Lâm
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Carriage of Haemophilus influenzae in the Pre- and Post-Hib Vaccine Eras Revisited: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]

Vaccines
Background/Objectives: Re-emergence of Haemophilus influenzae serotype b (Hib) was reported in several European countries. We aimed to characterize the age distribution of H. influnezae carriage before and after Hib vaccination.
Samy Taha, Nouria Belkacem, Ala-Eddine Deghmane, Muhamed-Kheir Taha   +3 more
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Haemophilus influenzae type b reemergence after combination immunization [PDF]

, 2006
An increase in Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) in British children has been linked to the widespread use of a diphtheria/tetanus/acellular pertussis combination vaccine (DTaP-Hib).
Mary P.E. Slack, Heath, PT, Diane Irving, Slack, MPE, Nik G. Johnson, Lee, YC ; https://orcid.org/, Irving, D, Sheldon, J, Gail F. Balfour, Joanna Sheldon, Johnson, NG, Ruggeberg, JU, Balfour, GF, Slack, MP, Y. Chen Lee, Heath, PI, Pollard, AJ, Jens U. Ruggeberg, Paul T. Heath, Pollard, Andrew, Andrew J. Pollard, Lee, YC, Liddy, H, Helen Liddy   +23 more
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Simplified PCR for detection of Haemophilus ducreyi and diagnosis of chancroid [PDF]

, 1995
A simplified PCR was developed for detection of Haemophilus ducreyi in samples from chancroid patients. The strategy included a straightforward chloroform extraction sample preparation method, a one-tube nested PCR to minimize contamination risks, and a ...
Wilson, S.M, Mabey, DC, Patel, S, Ballard, RC, Changalucha, J, West, B, Mayaud, P   +6 more
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Invasive Haemophilus influenzae Disease, Europe, 1996-2006 [PDF]

, 2010
European Union Invasive Bacterial Infection Surveillance participants: Paula Lavado (Departamento de Doenças Infecciosas do INSA)An international collaboration was established in 1996 to monitor the impact of routine Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib ...
Ladhani, S, Mary P.E. Slack, Heath, PT, Heath, P.T., Chandra, M, Ladhani, S., Anne von Gottberg, European Union Invasive Bacterial Infection Surveillance partici, Manosree Chandra, von Gottberg, A, Slack, MP, Chandra, M., Slack, M.P., von Gottberg, A., Shamez Ladhani, Paul T. Heath, Ramsay, M.E., Mary E. Ramsay, Ramsay, ME, European Union Invasive Bacterial Infection Surveillance participants   +19 more
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The Seroepidemiology of Haemophilus influenzae Type B Prior to Introduction of an Immunization Programme in Kathmandu, Nepal. [PDF]

, 2014
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) is now recognized as an important pathogen in Asia. To evaluate disease susceptibility, and as a marker of Hib transmission before routine immunization was introduced in Kathmandu, 71 participants aged 7 months-77 ...
Neelam Adhikari, Thorson, SM, Clutterbuck, EA, Marshall, AS, Gautam Samir C., Adhikari, N, Shrestha, S, Barker, CI, Andrew J. Pollard (44971), Shrestha Shrijana, Barker Charlotte I. S., Pollard Andrew J., Kelly Dominic F., Elizabeth A Clutterbuck, Dominic F. Kelly (301751), Samir C Gautam, Adhikari Neelam, Charlotte I S Barker, Clutterbuck Elizabeth A., Pulickal Anoop S., Shrijana Shrestha, Kibwana, E, Dominic F Kelly, Andrew J Pollard, Marshall Andrew S. J., Pulickal, AS, Gautam, SC, Andrew S J Marshall, Anoop S. Pulickal (512430), Anoop S Pulickal, Thorson Stephen M., Charlotte I. S. Barker (512429), Samir C. Gautam (301746), Kibwana Elizabeth, Stephen M Thorson, Elizabeth Kibwana (512431), Kelly, DF, Stephen M. Thorson (512433), Pollard, AJ, Neelam Adhikari (301753), Pollard, Andrew, Elizabeth Kibwana, Andrew S. J. Marshall (512428), Shrijana Shrestha (512434), Elizabeth A. Clutterbuck (512432)   +44 more
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Perspective of a Pediatrician: Shared Pathogenesis of the Three Most Successful Pathogens of Children

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020
Highly successful invasive pathogens exploit host vulnerabilities by adapting tools to co-opt highly conserved host features. This is especially true when pathogens develop ligands to hijack trafficking routes or signaling patterns of host receptors.
Elaine I. Tuomanen
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Microbiological Characterization and Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Haemophilus Influenzae Isolates from a Tertiary Care Centre in South India

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2020
Haemophilus are fastidious Gram negative bacilli, which require factor X (hemin), factor V (NAD), or both for their growth. Haemophilus influenzae is the type species, and is considered to be the most pathogenic.
Gulsiv Nair, Kavitha R. Dinesh, P.M. Shamsul Karim   +2 more
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Changing patterns of invasive meningococcal disease and future immunization strategies

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2023
Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is a life-threatening disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis and has high mortality rates. Survivors often exhibit long-term sequelae and reduced life expectancy. Disease incidence is highest in infants and toddlers,
Muhamed-Kheir Taha, Rafik Bekkat-Berkani, Véronique Abitbol   +2 more
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Dose-specific efficacy of Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccines: a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials. [PDF]

, 2012
Global coverage of infant Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccination has increased considerably during the past decade, partly due to GAVI Alliance donations of the vaccine to low-income countries. In settings where large numbers of children receive
Clark, A, Mulholland, KE, Griffiths, UK, Miners, A, Gessner, B, Sanderson, C, Sedyaningsih, ER   +6 more
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