Molecular Epidemiology of Contemporary Invasive Haemophilus influenzae Isolates in Texas Children

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 Sep 1;40(9):852-855. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003188.

Abstract

Although vaccination has reduced the incidence of Haemophilus influenzae type b, nontypeable H. influenzae and other encapsulated types remain a health threat. Little is known regarding the contemporary molecular epidemiology of these organisms. We conducted multilocus sequence typing on invasive H. influenzae during a period of increasing incidence.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bacterial Typing Techniques
  • Child, Preschool
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • Haemophilus Infections / blood
  • Haemophilus Infections / complications
  • Haemophilus Infections / drug therapy
  • Haemophilus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Haemophilus influenzae / classification
  • Haemophilus influenzae / genetics*
  • Haemophilus influenzae / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Infant
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Multilocus Sequence Typing
  • Texas / epidemiology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • DNA, Bacterial