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Invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b disease in elderly nursing home residents: two related cases.

Emerging infectious diseases ·Vol. 3 ·No. 2 ·1997-00-00 ·Pages 179-82

Heath TC, Hewitt MC, Jalaludin B, Roberts C, Capon AG, Jelfs P, Gilbert GL

Abstract

We investigated two fatal cases of invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) infection in a community nursing home in western Sydney, Australia. Two elderly women had lived in the same room, and the onset of their illness was 5 days apart. Hib isolates from blood cultures showed identical profiles by pulsed field gel electrophoresis. These findings suggest that Hib infection was transmitted within this nursing home. Serious Hib disease may be underrecognized in this setting. Continued surveillance and serotyping of invasive H. influenzae disease is essential for identifying groups at increasing risk that may benefit from immunization against Hib.

MeSH Terms
Aged Aged, 80 and over Female Haemophilus Infections/transmission Haemophilus influenzae Humans Immunization Nursing Homes
Authors & Affiliations
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Heath T C
Western Sector Public Health Unit, North Parramatta, New South Wales.
Hewitt M C
Jalaludin B
Roberts C
Capon A G
Jelfs P
Gilbert G L
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Article Info
Journal
Emerging infectious diseases
Abbr.
Emerg Infect Dis
ISSN
1080-6040
DOI
10.3201/eid0302.970212
Published
1997-00-00
Pages
179-82
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
9508155
PMCID
PMC2627616
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.3201/eid0302.970212 PMC Full Text View journal details
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