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Haemophilus influenzae serotype b and a capsule-deficient type mutant (b-) invasive disease in a partially vaccinated child in Brazil.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Apr 2013
Caldeira Nathalia G S, de Filippis Ivano, Catão Arruda Tânia, Côrte Real Maria Eulália, Batalha de Jesus Alice, de Almeida Antonio Eugenio C C
Abstract excerpt
We report a rare case of infection by two different types of Haemophilus influenzae strains in a child who received only one dose of the H. influenzae serotype b (Hib) conjugate vaccine (DTwP+Hib). The strains were recovered from blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and were phenotypically identified as Hib and non-typable H. influenzae, respectively, after serological tests. The two strains were characterized by...
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