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The complete genome and functional analysis of the Brazilian Purpuric Fever clone of Haemophilus influenzae biogroup Aegyptius
2011-01-01
Abstract excerpt
The Brazilian Purpuric Fever (BPF) clone of Haemophilus influenzae biogroup Aegyptius (Hae) emerged in São Paulo in 1984, causing epidemic outbreaks of a life-threatening childhood infection characterised by shock and purpura fulminans. Strains of Hae have long been known to cause highly contagious and purulent conjunctivitis, but never previously implicated in invasive disease. Laboratory studies have revealed ph...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 6cdaa868-c329-574f-9fef-ad2c2016b841
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- 10.25560/6351
