Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis in a vaccinated and immunocompetent child.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2016.06.001
Abstract: Invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) disease decreased dramatically after the introduction of conjugate vaccine in routine immunization schedules. We report a case of a fifteen-months-old girl, previously healthy and vaccinated, admitted in the emergency… read more here.
Keywords: meningitis; hib disease; haemophilus influenzae; influenzae type ... See more keywords
Isolated Oculomotor Nerve Palsy: A Unique Presentation of Haemophilus influenzae Type A Meningitis.
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DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000002054
Abstract: In this case report, we describe a unique case of Haemophilus influenzae type A meningitis in a 7-month-old previously healthy girl that presented with an isolated cranial nerve (oculomotor) palsy without other signs and symptoms… read more here.
Keywords: nerve; meningitis; palsy; influenzae type ... See more keywords
Scale-Up of Capsular Polysaccharide Production Process by Haemophilus influenzae Type b Using kLa Criterion
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DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering9090415
Abstract: Polyribosyl-ribitol-phosphate (PRP) from Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) is an active immunizing molecule used in the production of the vaccine against H. influenzae, and industrial production could contribute to satisfying a world demand especially in… read more here.
Keywords: scale; bioreactor; haemophilus influenzae; production ... See more keywords
Haemophilus influenzae type B meningitis: Is there a re-emergence? 24 years of experience in a children's hospital.
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DOI: 10.5546/aap.2017.eng.227
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) used to be the main cause of bacterial meningitis in children younger than 5 years old. Following the introduction of the Hib vaccine in the immunization schedule (1998), its… read more here.
Keywords: meningitis; immunization; haemophilus influenzae; hib meningitis ... See more keywords