InvasiveHaemophilus influenzaeDisease Caused by Non–Type b Strains in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, 2002–2008 | Zendy

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InvasiveHaemophilus influenzaeDisease Caused by Non–Type b Strains in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, 2002–2008

Author(s) -

Veronica M. Brown,

Sharen Madden,

Len Kelly,

Frances Jamieson,

Raymond S. W. Tsang,

Marina Ulanova

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/605671

Subject(s) - haemophilus influenzae , medicine , serotype , incidence (geometry) , pasteurellaceae , disease , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , biology , antibiotics , physics , optics

A high incidence of invasive non-type b Haemophilus influenzae disease was found in Northwestern Ontario, Canada; H. influenzae type a was the most prevalent serotype (42%). Clinical and demographic analyses indicate that aboriginal children aged <5 years and adults with predisposing medical conditions are the most affected by invasive H. influenzae disease in the post-H. influenzae vaccine era.

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