title: Haemophilus influenzae: a forgotten cause of neonatal sepsis?
abstract: Due to the introduction of the conjugate vaccine against serotype b, neonatal sepsis caused by Haemophilus influenzae became very rare. There is little data in Belgium concerning the prevalence of H. influenzae early onset neonatal sepsis and articles about neonatal sepsis and H. influenzae published in the last decade are scarce. We report two invasive infections with a non-typeable H. influenzae. These cases show that neonatal sepsis caused by non-typeable H. influenzae may be underestimated and we believe that there is need for a better registration of this kind of infection.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dobbelaere
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jeannin
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bovyn
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ide
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012703:Serotyping / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors; D014031:Tobramycin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002439:Cefotaxime; D014031:Tobramycin
keywords: Early-onset neonatal sepsis,; Haemophilus influenzae,; Mors in utero,; Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae