Haemophilus influenzae serotype a as a cause of serious invasive infections

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 70-82

  Ulanova, Marina ^a   Tsang, Raymond S W ^b  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MENINGITIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEPTICEMIA;

EID: 84890442176     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: 14744457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(13)70170-1     Document Type: Review

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