Low occurrence of 'non-haemolytic Haemophilus haemolyticus' misidentified as Haemophilus influenzae in cystic fibrosis respiratory specimens, and frequent recurrence of persistent H. influenzae clones despite antimicrobial treatment

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 302, Issue 7-8, 2012, Pages 315-319

  Fenger, Mette G ^a   Ridderberg, Winnie ^a   Olesen, Hanne V ^a   Nørskov Lauritsen, Niels ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial eradication; Colonisation dynamics; Fuculokinase gene; Multilocus sequence typing; Surveillance cultures

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; FUCULOKINASE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PROBENECID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; COMMENSAL; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DRUG POTENTIATION; GENOTYPE; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARKER GENE; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NEWBORN; NON HEMOLYTIC HAEMOPHILUS HAEMOLYTICUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERSISTENT INFECTION; PHENOTYPE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENOTYPE; HAEMOPHILUS; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; RECURRENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870527009     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2012.10.001     Document Type: Article

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