Log in to save to my catalogue

Two cases of type-a Haemophilus influenzae meningitis within the same week in the same hospital are...

Two cases of type-a Haemophilus influenzae meningitis within the same week in the same hospital are...

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2220081638

Two cases of type-a Haemophilus influenzae meningitis within the same week in the same hospital are phylogenetically unrelated but recently exchanged capsule genes

About this item

Full title

Two cases of type-a Haemophilus influenzae meningitis within the same week in the same hospital are phylogenetically unrelated but recently exchanged capsule genes

Publisher

Cold Spring Harbor: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

Journal title

bioRxiv, 2019-06

Language

English

Formats

Publication information

Publisher

Cold Spring Harbor: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

More information

Scope and Contents

Contents

H. influenzae causes common and sometimes severe pediatric disease including chronic obstructive respiratory disease, otitis media, and infections of the central nervous system. Serotype b strains, with a b-type capsule, have been the historical cause of invasive disease, and the introduction of a serotype b-specific vaccine has led to their declin...

Alternative Titles

Full title

Two cases of type-a Haemophilus influenzae meningitis within the same week in the same hospital are phylogenetically unrelated but recently exchanged capsule genes

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Record Identifier

TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2220081638

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2220081638

Other Identifiers

E-ISSN

2692-8205

DOI

10.1101/619502