| Literature DB >> 27656134 |
Stephanie Antony1, Ashlesha Kaushik2, Clifford Mauriello3, Archana Chatterjee2.
Abstract
Reports of children with non-type b Haemophilus influenzae infection in the United States in recent years have been limited. Here, we report the spectrum and severity of disease associated with invasive non-type b H influenzae infection in 17 patients at 2 tertiary-care children's hospitals over a 2-year period. Meningitis was the most common diagnosis. The majority of the patients had neurologic sequelae, and 1 patient died. The high proportions of hospitalization, intensive care utilization, and neurologic complications reveal that non-type b H influenzae infection was associated with significant morbidity in this pediatric population.Entities:
Keywords: Non– type b Haemophilus influenzae; children; invasive disease
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Year: 2017 PMID: 27656134 DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piw053
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc ISSN: 2048-7193 Impact factor: 3.164