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Characterization of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae collected from respiratory infections and invasive disease cases in Manitoba, Canada.
FEMS immunology and medical microbiology - 1 Mar 2010
Shuel Michelle, Law Dennis, Skinner Stuart, Wylie John, Karlowsky James, Tsang Raymond S W
Abstract excerpt
With the introduction of the Haemophilus influenzae serotype b (Hib) vaccine, invasive Hib disease has decreased substantially, but nontypeable H. influenzae (NT Hi) disease appears to be increasing. In order to understand the origin of NT Hi strains and their relationship with serotypeable strains, we analysed 125 NT Hi isolates collected from individual patients with either invasive disease (70 isolates) or...
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