Haemophilus influenzae Type a Meningitis in Immunocompetent Child, Oman, 2015.

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Category Primary study
JournalEmerging infectious diseases
Year 2017
Meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) was eliminated in Oman after the introduction of Hib vaccine in 2001. However, a case of H. influenzae type a meningitis was diagnosed in a child from Oman in 2015, which highlights the need to monitor the incidence of invasive non-Hib H. influenzae disease.
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First added on: Mar 20, 2020