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The changing epidemiology of invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease: Emergence and global presence of serotype a strains that may require a new vaccine for control.
Vaccine - 24 Jul 2017
Tsang Raymond S W, Ulanova Marina
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BACKGROUND: More than two decades after the implementation of the Hib conjugate vaccine in North America, Haemophilus influenzae serotype a (Hia) has emerged as a significant cause of invasive disease in Indigenous communities. However, little is known about the global presence of this pathogen. METHODS: We interrogated the H. influenzae Multi-Locus Sequence Typing (MLST) website...
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