Haemophilus influenzae Type a Meningitis in Immunocompetent Child, Oman, 2015
Meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) was eliminated in Oman after the introduction of Hib vaccine in 2001. However, a case of H. influenzae type a meningitis was diagnosed in a child from Oman in 2015, which highlights the need to monitor the incidence of invasive non-Hib H. infl...
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Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2017-07-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/7/17-0311_article |