Meningitis and bacteremia caused by Haemophilus influenzae Type e in an immunocompetent child

Wenling Li; Jinhua  Meng; Hui Xu; Liang Li; Junna Zhou; Jie Wen; Chao Guo; Shanshan Chen; Lei Zhu

doi:10.3855/jidc.12275

Meningitis and bacteremia caused by Haemophilus influenzae Type e in an immunocompetent child

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Wenling Li Department of Laboratory, Children’s Hospital of Shanxi Province, Taiyuan, China
Jinhua Meng Department of Laboratory, Children’s Hospital of Shanxi Province, Taiyuan, China
Hui Xu Department of Laboratory, Children’s Hospital of Shanxi Province, Taiyuan, China
Liang Li Department of Laboratory, Children’s Hospital of Shanxi Province, Taiyuan, China
Junna Zhou Department of Laboratory, Children’s Hospital of Shanxi Province, Taiyuan, China
Jie Wen Department of Laboratory, Children’s Hospital of Shanxi Province, Taiyuan, China
Chao Guo Department of Laboratory, Children’s Hospital of Shanxi Province, Taiyuan, China
Shanshan Chen Department of Laboratory, Children’s Hospital of Shanxi Province, Taiyuan, China
Lei Zhu Department of Laboratory, Children’s Hospital of Shanxi Province, Taiyuan, China

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https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.12275

Keywords:

Haemophilus influenzae type e, invasive disease, bacterial meningitis

Abstract

Haemophilus influenzae infection is a well-known cause of serious invasive disease in adults and children. But incidence of the common serotypes are type b, f and a. There is very little information available on invasive disease of Haemophilus influenzae type e (Hie) in China, especially in children. We report a case of an immunocompetent child who was clinically diagnosed with bacterial meningitis with bacteremia caused by Hie. The literature on infection especially meningitis caused by Hie is reviewed.

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2021-09-30

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Li W, Meng J, Xu H, Li L, Zhou J, Wen J, Guo C, Chen S, Zhu L (2021) Meningitis and bacteremia caused by Haemophilus influenzae Type e in an immunocompetent child. J Infect Dev Ctries 15:1356–1358. doi: 10.3855/jidc.12275

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Vol. 15 No. 09: September 2021

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