Open AccessMeningitis and bacteremia caused by Haemophilus influenzae Type e in an immunocompetent child
Author(s) -
Wenling Li,
Jinhua Meng,
Hui Xu,
Liang Li,
Junna Zhou,
Jie Wen,
Chao Guo,
Shanshan Chen,
Lei Zhu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.12275
Subject(s) - bacteremia , meningitis , medicine , haemophilus influenzae , incidence (geometry) , serotype , haemophilus , bacterial meningitis , pediatrics , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , antibiotics , bacteria , biology , physics , genetics , optics
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. There is very little information available on invasive disease of Haemophilus influenzae type e (Hie) in China, especially in children. We report a case of an immunocompetent child who was clinically diagnosed with bacterial meningitis with bacteremia caused by Hie. The literature on infection especially meningitis caused by Hie is reviewed.