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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Cerquetti, Marina ; degli Atti, Marta Luisa Ciofi ; Cardines, Rita ; Salmaso, Stefania ; Renna, Giovanna ; ... More +
Cerquetti, Marina ; degli Atti, Marta Luisa Ciofi ; Cardines, Rita ; Salmaso, Stefania ; Renna, Giovanna ; Mastrantonio, Paola Less -
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Hi Study Group
Description:
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.
Subjects:
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Adult Communicable Diseases, Emerging DNA, Bacterial Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field Haemophilus Infections Haemophilus Vaccines Humans Incidence Polymerase Chain Reaction
Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 9(2):258-261
Pubmed ID:
12604001
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC2901939
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Italy
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:5363dd4095c7c7bf44416881c922678b319c319b8093e892e598d717f5603453
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/13965/cdc_13965_DS1.pdf
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