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Capsulation loci of non-serotype b encapsulated Haemophilus influenzae.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Jul 2001
Ogilvie C, Omikunle A, Wang Y, St Geme III J W, Rodriguez C A, Adderson E E
Abstract excerpt
Invasive infections caused by non-type b encapsulated Haemophilus influenzae have increased recently. Because capsule is a major virulence factor, capsulation of 62 recently isolated non-serotype b encapsulated strains was examined. Repeated serotyping confirmed only 69.0% of isolates. The combination of slide agglutination and cap genotyping confirmed 78.9% of type a, 100% of type e, and 86.4% of type f strains....
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