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Beta-lactamase-negative ampicillin-resistant Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis in partially immunized immunocompetent child: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021
Introduction Haemophilus influenzae is a Gram-negative coccobacillus that can cause many different kinds of infection, ranging from mild ear infection to life-threatening diseases like epiglottitis and meningitis.
Majid Ali Qureshi, Imran Asad, Adeel Chaudhary, Walid Abuhammour   +3 more
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Meningitis and bacteremia caused by Haemophilus influenzae Type e in an immunocompetent child

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2021
Haemophilus influenzae infection is a well-known cause of serious invasive disease in adults and children. But incidence of the common serotypes are type b, f and a.
Wenling Li, Jinhua Meng, Hui Xu, Liang Li, Junna Zhou, Jie Wen, Chao Guo, Shanshan Chen, Lei Zhu   +8 more
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Incidence of Haemophilus influenzae type b among children less than 5 years and resistance to antibiotics in Iraq.

مجلة كلية الطب, 2015
Back ground: Meningitis is an inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord that known as meninges. It is the major cause of morbidity and mortality among infants and children less than the age of 5 years.
Maha F. Almelan
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Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis in a vaccinated and immunocompetent child

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2017
Invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) disease decreased dramatically after the introduction of conjugate vaccine in routine immunization schedules.We report a case of a fifteen-months-old girl, previously healthy and vaccinated, admitted in the ...
Ana F. Almeida, Eunice Trindade, Artur B. Vitor, Margarida Tavares   +3 more
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The first reported case of possible Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine failure from Kuwait and literature-review

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2014
Summary: A 17-month-old vaccinated Kuwaiti boy presented with meningitis. The Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) capsular antigen was detected in his blood, CSF and urine. The microorganism failed to grow in culture.
Prashant Purohit, Ina’am Ahmad Al-Obaid, Nehad Gamal Al-Deen Omar   +2 more
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Frequency and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Haemophilus influenzae Type b Isolated from Children Suspected to Meningitis [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2008
Background: Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) has emerged as the predominant cause of meningitis in developing coun­tries wherever it has been studied using good microbiologic procedures, but data  regarding frequency, antimicrobial sus­ceptibility and
MT Haghiashteiani , S Mohammadi-Yeganeh , S Soroush , N Sadeghifard , S Sayadi , H Dabyri, S Soroush , M Abedini , M Taherikalani   +8 more
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Evolution of Haemophilus influenzae infection during the vaccination period: literature review

Детские инфекции (Москва), 2023
Mass immunization with H. influenzae type b (Hib) vaccines has led to a sharp decrease in the incidence of invasive and non-invasive forms of Haemophilus influenza infection. H.
A. V. Krasivskiy, O. B. Kovalev, O. Yu. Borisova, O. V. Shamsheva, A. V. Krasivskaya, O. V. Molochkova, I. Е. Turina   +6 more
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Mandatory vaccinations in European countries, undocumented information, false news and the impact on vaccination uptake: the position of the Italian pediatric society

Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2018
Background High rates of vaccination coverage are important in preventing infectious diseases. Enforcing mandatory vaccinations is one of the strategies that some Countries adopted to protect the community when vaccination coverage is not satisfactory ...
Elena Bozzola, Giulia Spina, Rocco Russo, Mauro Bozzola, Giovanni Corsello, Alberto Villani   +5 more
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HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE INFECTION IN CHILDREN DURING SPORADIC MORBIDITY: CLINICAL CASES WITH DIFFERENT (FAVORABLE OR FATAL) OUTCOMES

Вопросы современной педиатрии, 2017
Haemophilus influenzae infection in children is detected as sporadic cases and is characterized by polymorphism of clinical symptoms (rhinopharyngitis, purulent meningitis, acute epiglottitis, panniculitis, etc.), which complicates an early diagnosis and
Gennadii A. Kharchenko, Olga G. Kimirilova   +1 more
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Incidência de episódios hipotônicos-hiporresponsivos associados à vacina combinada DTP/Hib usada no Programa Nacional de Imunizações Incidence of hypotonic-hyporesponsive episodes associated to the combined DTP/Hib vaccine used in Brazilian National Immunizations Program

Jornal de Pediatria, 2007
OBJETIVO: Avaliar a segurança da vacina combinada de difteria-tétano-coqueluche de células inteiras e Haemophilus influenzae tipo b usada no Programa Nacional de Imunizações, e em especial a incidência de episódios hipotônicos-hiporresponsivos.
Reinaldo M. Martins, Luiz A. B. Camacho, Maria Cristina F. Lemos, Tatiana G. de Noronha, Maria Helena C. de Carvalho, Nadja Greffe, Marli M. da Silva, André R. Périssé, Maria de Lourdes S. Maia, Akira Homma   +9 more
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