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Annals of Clinical & Laboratory Science 39:405-408 (2009)
© 2009 Association of Clinical Scientists

Case Report

Haemophilus influenzae Serotype a Meningitis

Rubia Andreia Falleiros de Pádua1, Regiane Bertin de Lima Scodro1, Luciana Dias Ghiraldi2, Vera Lúcia Dias Siqueira1, Yandara Keiko Yamashita3, César Helbel4 and Rosilene Fressatti Cardoso1
1 Department of Clinical Analyses, 2 Health Sciences student, 3 Medical student, all at the State University of Maringá, Paraná, Brazil; 4 Infectologist, State University Hospital of Maringá, Paraná, Brazil

Address correspondence to Rosilene Fressatti Cardoso, Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Avenida Colombo, 5790, CEP: 87020-900, Bloco J-90, sala 05, Maringá, Paraná, Brasil; tel 55 44 3261 4797; fax 55 44 3261 4797; e-mail rfcardoso{at}uem.br.

This work describes a case of Haemophilus influenzae serotype a meningitis in Brazil, after almost a decade since the introduction of Haemophilus influenzae serotype b conjugate vaccine. Uncertainty about the replacement of H. influenzae serotypes as a cause of invasive diseases justifies continuous surveillance, coupled with investigations of carriage rates and requirements of chemoprophylaxis in contact persons.

Keywords: Haemophilus influenzae serotype b, Haemophilus influenzae serotype a, meningitis






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