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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/
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 -
Corporate Authors:
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.
Subject:
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Adult
Communicable Diseases, Emerging
Dispatch
DNA, Bacterial
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Haemophilus Infections
Haemophilus Influenzae
Haemophilus Vaccines
Humans
Incidence
Invasive Disease
Italy
Polymerase Chain Reaction

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 9(2):258-261
Pubmed ID:
12604001
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC2901939
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:5363dd4095c7c7bf44416881c922678b319c319b8093e892e598d717f5603453
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