title: [Haemophilus influenzae bacterial meningitis: residual risk; case report].
abstract: Bacterial meningitis due to Haemophilus influenzae has become a rare, albeit not exceptional occurrence since generalized vaccination against that pathogen was instated, concerning as well incapsulated b and non-b Haemophilus influenzae strains, as non-incapsulated strains.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 19-month-old fully immunized infant was referred to our hospital for bacterial meningitis. CSF analysis elicited biotype III, non-incapsulated Haemophilus influenzae.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Generalizing Haemophilus influenzae preventive inoculation has revolutionized the epidemiology of bacterial meningitis; however, a residual risk exists, which deserves to be taken into account.
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie, centre hospitalier Robert-Bisson, 14100 Lisieux, France. pedia@ch-lisieux.fr
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guillot
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Eckart
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amiour
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: el-Hachem
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Paris
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dabernat
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D018073:Haemophilus Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008583:Meningitis, Haemophilus / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D018073:Haemophilus Vaccines