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Méningite à Haemophilus influenzae de type non b chez un nourrisson: cause rare à pronostic réservé
Non-Type b Haemophilus is a rare cause of invasive secondary localization in young children. We here report the case of a child aged 11 months old who had Meningitis due to Non-Type b Haemophilus, a gram -negative bacilli of polymorphous appearance still exceptionally described in the literature, wh...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The African Field Epidemiology Network
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6235511/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30455793 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2018.30.164.15371 |
Sumario: | Non-Type b Haemophilus is a rare cause of invasive secondary localization in young children. We here report the case of a child aged 11 months old who had Meningitis due to Non-Type b Haemophilus, a gram -negative bacilli of polymorphous appearance still exceptionally described in the literature, whose origin was undetermined and whose evolution was fatal. Clinicians and microbiologists should suspect the presence of these infrequent serotypes, especially on a particular case. |
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