Hemophilus influenzae

Victoria A Balta1, Bionca Davis1, Carolynn K DeByle2

  • 1Arctic Investigations Program, Division of Infectious Disease Readiness and Innovation, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Anchorage, Alaska, USA;; Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

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概括

侵袭性Haemophilus influenzae感染,特别是a型 (Hia) 和b型 (Hib),在阿拉斯加原住民儿童中引起严重疾病,包括死亡. 无型H. influenzae (NTHi) 导致更多的呼吸问题.

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