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Invasive infections with Haemophilus influenzae serotype a containing an IS1016-bexA partial deletion: possible association with virulence.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Dec 2005
Kapogiannis Bill G, Satola Sarah, Keyserling Harry L, Farley Monica M
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BACKGROUND: Recent reports of invasive Haemophilus influenzae non-b capsular serotypes in the era since development of conjugate vaccines have prompted concern about serotype replacement. Unusual clusters of invasive infection due to H. influenzae serotype a with clinical features that resemble those of infection due to H. influenzae serotype b have been described. A unique feature often associated with...
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