title: Characterisation of invasive Haemophilus influenzae isolated in Nagpur, central India.
abstract: A total of 14 invasive H. influenzae were isolated from 12 patients by culturing 621 samples of body fluids over a span of one year. Twelve non-replicate isolates were analyzed for their drug susceptibility and serotype distribution. Eight (66.7%) isolates were multiply drug resistant with resistance to ampicillin, chloramphenicol and cotrimoxazole in different combinations. All isolates were susceptible to cefotaxime and erythromycin. Serotype b accounted for 10 (83.3%) isolates while one each were type a and non-typeable respectively. A continuous surveillance of drug susceptibility and serotype distribution is important to determine changes in the behaviour of the organism over time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College & Hospital, Nagpur.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Pathak
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Saoji
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D012703:Serotyping