Haemophilus influenzae Type a Meningitis in Immunocompetent Child, Oman, 2015
Meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) was eliminated in Oman after the introduction of Hib vaccine in 2001. However, a case of H. influenzae type a meningitis was diagnosed in a child from Oman in 2015, which highlights the need to monitor the incidence of invasive non-Hib H. infl...
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| author | Kiran P. Sawardekar |
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| description | Meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) was eliminated in Oman after the introduction of Hib vaccine in 2001. However, a case of H. influenzae type a meningitis was diagnosed in a child from Oman in 2015, which highlights the need to monitor the incidence of invasive non-Hib H. influenzae disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4ccf6235d6c847d78883d9d37a6a3c222022-12-21T18:40:46ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592017-07-012371221122310.3201/eid2307.170311Haemophilus influenzae Type a Meningitis in Immunocompetent Child, Oman, 2015Kiran P. SawardekarMeningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) was eliminated in Oman after the introduction of Hib vaccine in 2001. However, a case of H. influenzae type a meningitis was diagnosed in a child from Oman in 2015, which highlights the need to monitor the incidence of invasive non-Hib H. influenzae disease.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/7/17-0311_articleHaemophilus influenzaeHaemophilus influenzae serotype anon-b Haemophilus influenzaemeningitis/encephalitisinvasive non-b Haemophilus influenzae diseaseOman |
| spellingShingle | Kiran P. Sawardekar Haemophilus influenzae Type a Meningitis in Immunocompetent Child, Oman, 2015 Emerging Infectious Diseases Haemophilus influenzae Haemophilus influenzae serotype a non-b Haemophilus influenzae meningitis/encephalitis invasive non-b Haemophilus influenzae disease Oman |
| title | Haemophilus influenzae Type a Meningitis in Immunocompetent Child, Oman, 2015 |
| title_full | Haemophilus influenzae Type a Meningitis in Immunocompetent Child, Oman, 2015 |
| title_fullStr | Haemophilus influenzae Type a Meningitis in Immunocompetent Child, Oman, 2015 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Haemophilus influenzae Type a Meningitis in Immunocompetent Child, Oman, 2015 |
| title_short | Haemophilus influenzae Type a Meningitis in Immunocompetent Child, Oman, 2015 |
| title_sort | haemophilus influenzae type a meningitis in immunocompetent child oman 2015 |
| topic | Haemophilus influenzae Haemophilus influenzae serotype a non-b Haemophilus influenzae meningitis/encephalitis invasive non-b Haemophilus influenzae disease Oman |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/7/17-0311_article |
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