Complicated meningitis caused by a rare serotype of Haemophilus influenzae in Portugal

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2011 Jan;69(1):111-3. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2010.08.029.

Abstract

We report a case of meningitis due to Haemophilus influenzae serotype d strain in an infant. As far as we know, this is the first report of a serotype d strain, responsible for childhood invasive disease in Europe, demonstrating an emerging of H. influenzae non-b serotype, in the post-vaccination era.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Typing Techniques
  • Haemophilus influenzae / classification*
  • Haemophilus influenzae / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Meningitis, Haemophilus / diagnosis*
  • Meningitis, Haemophilus / microbiology*
  • Meningitis, Haemophilus / pathology
  • Portugal
  • Serotyping