title: Complicated meningitis caused by a rare serotype of Haemophilus influenzae in Portugal.
abstract: We report a case of meningitis due to Haemophilus influenzae serotype d strain in an infant. As far as we know, this is the first report of a serotype d strain, responsible for childhood invasive disease in Europe, demonstrating an emerging of H. influenzae non-b serotype, in the post-vaccination era.
authors.affiliation: Hospital do Espírito Santo de Évora, EPE, Pediatrics, 7000-811 Évora, Portugal.
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Calado
authors.forename: Célia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Betencourt
authors.forename: Helder
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.forename: Nuno
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cristino
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Calhau
authors.forename: Paula Bajanca
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Lavado
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008583:Meningitis, Haemophilus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011174:Portugal; D012703:Serotyping