title: Emergence of Invasive Haemophilus influenzae Type A Disease in Italy.
abstract: We report on the first detection of 2 cases of invasive Haemophilus influenzae type a (Hia) disease in Italy. The cases were sustained by the same Hia "strain" belonging to the ST23 clone that has previously been reported only outside Europe. The emergence of invasive Hia disease is of concern.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giufrè
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome.
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cardines
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology, Ospedale di Busto Arsizio, and.
authors.forename: Gioconda
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brigante
authors.affiliation: Clinical Analysis Laboratory, Section of Microbiology, Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Orecchioni
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome.
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cerquetti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D058885:Multilocus Sequence Typing; D010641:Phenotype; D012703:Serotyping
keywords: Haemophilus influenzae serotype a; capsulation locus.; epiglottitis; invasive disease; multilocus sequence typing