Haemophilus influenzae Type f sepsis in an immunocompetent child.
Invasive infections due to Haemophilus influenzae non-type b have been reported to be on the increase with the decline in invasive H.influenzae type b infections after the introduction of the conjugate H.influenzae type b vaccine. We report a case of H. influenzae type f sepsis in a fully immunized, immunocompetent, and previously healthy 9-month-old child.
Kannikeswaran
Nirupama
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Division of Emergency Medicine, Carman and Ann Adam Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, USA. nkannike@dmc.org
Sethuraman
Usha
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Kamat
Deepak
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D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007223:Infant