Invasive disease caused by Haemophilus influenzae in Sweden 1997-2009; evidence of increasing incidence and clinical burden of non-type b strains

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1638-1645

  Resman, F ^a   Ristovski, M ^a   Ahl, J ^a   Forsgren, A ^a   Gilsdorf, J R ^b   Jasir, A ^a   Kaijser, B ^c   Kronvall, G ^d   Riesbeck, K ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Haemophilus influenzae; Hib; Hif; Invasive disease; Meningitis; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE NON TYPE B; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE F; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; INVASIVE HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SWEDEN;

HAEMOPHILUS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE SEROTYPE B;

EID: 79958818465     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03417.x     Document Type: Article

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