Few vaccines in history have induced such a dramatic decline in incidence over such a short period of time as the Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate. This vaccine was introduced in 1988 in… (More)
AIM
Rapid characterization of variable region (VR)1 variants of the porA gene among invasive strains is crucial for outbreak management and epidemiology studies. Recent sequence analysis studies in… (More)
Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) is an important bacterial pathogen in children, causing a variety of respiratory infections and lifethreatening diseases such as meningitis, epiglottitis, pneumonia and… (More)
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an…
2016
BACKGROUND
Several in-house PCR-based assays have been described for the detection of bacterial meningitis caused by Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Haemophilus influenzae from… (More)
We report a rare case of infection by two different types of Haemophilus influenzae strains in a child who received only one dose of the H. influenzae serotype b (Hib) conjugate vaccine (DTwP+Hib).… (More)
INTRODUCTION
In sub Saharan Africa, the epidemiology, including the distribution of serogroups of strains of N. meningitidis is poorly investigated in countries outside "the meningitis belt". This… (More)
Antimicrobial susceptibility was determined for 174 Haemophilus influenzae strains collected from patients with infection before and after vaccination against Hib (1990-1999 and 2000-2003,… (More)
BACKGROUND
The increased incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Brazil represents a significant public health issue. This issue has raised awareness among health authorities regarding… (More)
A total of 28 strains of Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) a and b isolated from clinical samples before and after the introduction of the Hib conjugate vaccine in Brazil were analyzed to determine… (More)
Since the introduction of the Haemophilus influenzae serotype b (Hib) vaccine, the decrease in invasive Hib disease predominantly affecting children and the relative increase in nontypable H.… (More)