Haemophilus meningitis in a six-month-old boy vaccinated against Hib

• Published in: Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases Vol. 39; no. 8; pp. 743 - 744
• Main Authors: Åstrand, Ramona, Sveger, Tomas, Nilsson, Percy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basingstoke Informa UK Ltd 2007; Taylor & Francis
• Subjects: Bacterial diseases; Bacterial diseases of the nervous system. Bacterial myositis; Biological and medical sciences; Clinical Medicine; Haemophilus influenzae; Haemophilus influenzae - classification; Haemophilus influenzae - immunology; Haemophilus influenzae - pathogenicity; Haemophilus Vaccines - classification; Haemophilus Vaccines - immunology; Human bacterial diseases; Humans; Infant; Infectious diseases; Infectious Medicine; Infektionsmedicin; Klinisk medicin; Male; Medical and Health Sciences; Medical sciences; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Meningitis, Bacterial - cerebrospinal fluid; Meningitis, Bacterial - immunology; Meningitis, Bacterial - microbiology; Human; Nervous system diseases; Haemophilus; Haemophilus influenzae; Pasteurellaceae; Case study; Infection; Bacterial meningitis; Central nervous system disease; Bacteriosis; Bacteria; Meningitis; Child
• ISSN: 0036-5548; 1651-1980; 1651-1980
• DOI: 10.1080/00365540701203519

In the Scandinavian countries, introduction of immunization has almost completely eliminated Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) as a cause of meningitis in early childhood. However, concerns have been raised as to whether other capsular serotypes might replace Hib (called serotype replacement). We report a case involving a six-month-old boy with meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type f (Hif).