Biotypes and serotypes of Haemophilus influenzae from patients with meningitis in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.
A total of 1,094 Haemophilus influenzae isolates from cerebrospinal fluid were examined by biochemical and serological means. Most of them belonged to biotype I (70.9%) and to serotype b (99.4%). The relationship of biotypes I and II to the ages of the patients was shown to be significant (P < 0.001).
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Secão de Bacteriologia, Instituto Adolfo Lutz, São Paulo, Brazil.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D008583:Meningitis, Haemophilus / Q000453:epidemiology; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000453:epidemiology; D008586:Meningitis, Pneumococcal / Q000453:epidemiology; D009313:National Health Programs; D012703:Serotyping