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Identification of Haemophilus influenzae clones associated with invasive disease a decade after introduction of H. influenzae serotype b vaccination in Italy.
Clinical and vaccine immunology : CVI - 1 Aug 2013
Giufrè Maria, Cardines Rita, Accogli Marisa, Pardini Manuela, Cerquetti Marina
Abstract excerpt
The introduction of Haemophilus influenzae serotype b (Hib) conjugate vaccines has changed the epidemiology of invasive H. influenzae disease, with a shift in the predominant serotype from Hib to nonencapsulated H. influenzae (ncHi). The objective of this study was to identify the genotypes/clones associated with invasive H. influenzae disease in Italy. Eighty-seven H. influenzae strains isolated in the years...
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