Invasive Type e Haemophilus influenzae Disease in Italy

We describe the first reported cases of invasive type e Haemophilus influenzae disease in Italy. All five cases occurred in adults. The isolates were susceptible to ampicillin and eight other antimicrobial agents. Molecular analysis showed two distinct type e strains circulating in Italy, both conta...

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Autores principales: Cerquetti, Marina, degli Atti, Marta Luisa Ciofi, Cardines, Rita, Salmaso, Stefania, Renna, Giovanna, Mastrantonio, Paola
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2901939/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12604001
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0902.020142
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Sumario:We describe the first reported cases of invasive type e Haemophilus influenzae disease in Italy. All five cases occurred in adults. The isolates were susceptible to ampicillin and eight other antimicrobial agents. Molecular analysis showed two distinct type e strains circulating in Italy, both containing a single copy of the capsulation locus.

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