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Post immunization Hib antigen detection in the CSF of a patient with meningococcal meningitis
A N Samaha1, G F Araj, S M Mroueh
1Department of Pediatrics, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
Le Journal Medical Libanais. the Lebanese Medical Journal
|January 1, 1997
Abstract:
We report a case of meningococcal meningitis where the cerebrospinal fluid was negative for Neisseria meningitidis but positive for Haemophilus influenzae type b by rapid antigen detection test. We believe that this was due to prior immunization with Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine. We recommend caution in interpretation of the rapid antigen detection tests especially in patients who had been vaccinated against organisms screened by these tests.