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Published on: April 4, 2011
Phylogenetic relationship of non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae isolated in Malaysia
Zaini Mohd-Zain1, Nurul H Kamsani2, Norazah Ahmad3
1Core of Health and Wellbeing, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia; Institute of Medical Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia.
Abstract:
The epidemiology of non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) remains poorly understood. We therefore sought to determine the genetic relationship of 25 NTHi isolated from various states in Malaysia using multilocus sequence typing (MLST). The majority of isolates were obtained from sputum. There were 24 novel sequence types (STs). Eight isolates were single-locus variants, the remainder being singletons. Clustering was not based on clinical site of isolation or geographical origin. Despite the limited number of isolates examined in this study, we demonstrate that NTHi isolates in Malaysia are diverse and warrant further investigation.
