Haemophilus influenzae Type a Meningitis in Immunocompetent Child, Oman, 2015

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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Main Author: Kiran P. Sawardekar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Haemophilus influenzae
Haemophilus influenzae serotype a
non-b Haemophilus influenzae
meningitis/encephalitis
invasive non-b Haemophilus influenzae disease
Oman
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/7/17-0311_article
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spelling doaj-4ccf6235d6c847d78883d9d37a6a3c222020-11-25T01:04:25ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592017-07-012371221122310.3201/eid2307.170311Haemophilus influenzae Type a Meningitis in Immunocompetent Child, Oman, 2015Kiran P. SawardekarMeningitis 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. influenzae disease.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/7/17-0311_articleHaemophilus influenzaeHaemophilus influenzae serotype anon-b Haemophilus influenzaemeningitis/encephalitisinvasive non-b Haemophilus influenzae diseaseOman
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Haemophilus influenzae Type a Meningitis in Immunocompetent Child, Oman, 2015
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Haemophilus influenzae
Haemophilus influenzae serotype a
non-b Haemophilus influenzae
meningitis/encephalitis
invasive non-b Haemophilus influenzae disease
Oman
author_facet Kiran P. Sawardekar
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title Haemophilus influenzae Type a Meningitis in Immunocompetent Child, Oman, 2015
title_short Haemophilus influenzae Type a Meningitis in Immunocompetent Child, Oman, 2015
title_full Haemophilus influenzae Type a Meningitis in Immunocompetent Child, Oman, 2015
title_fullStr Haemophilus influenzae Type a Meningitis in Immunocompetent Child, Oman, 2015
title_full_unstemmed Haemophilus influenzae Type a Meningitis in Immunocompetent Child, Oman, 2015
title_sort haemophilus influenzae type a meningitis in immunocompetent child, oman, 2015
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2017-07-01
description 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. influenzae disease.
topic Haemophilus influenzae
Haemophilus influenzae serotype a
non-b Haemophilus influenzae
meningitis/encephalitis
invasive non-b Haemophilus influenzae disease
Oman
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/7/17-0311_article
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