Fatal Haemophilus influenzae type b sepsis in a 10-month-old infant despite complete vaccination and adequate Hib antibodies

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 163, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 412-413

  Krueger, Marcus ^a   Fluegge, Kirsten ^a   Krause, Martin F ^b   Berner, Reinhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; CEFOTAXIME; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS VACCINE;

ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BRAIN DEATH; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG CONJUGATION; FATALITY; FEMALE; FEVER; FULMINATING PURPURA; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOPENIA; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEIZURE; SEPSIS; SKIN DEFECT; THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; TREATMENT FAILURE; VACCINATION; ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HAEMOPHILUS VACCINES; HUMANS; INFANT; MENINGITIS, HAEMOPHILUS; PURPURA, SCHOENLEIN-HENOCH; SEPSIS;

EID: 3142778620     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-004-1449-2     Document Type: Article

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