Pathogenesis of bloodstream invasion with Haemophilus influenzae type b

Pathogenesis of bloodstream invasion with Haemophilus influenzae type b.

Possible route(s) by which encapsulated bacteria invade the blood from the nasopharynx include (i) the direct invasion of submucosal blood vessels and (ii) clearance via lymphatics to regional nodes followed by bloodstream invasion. These possibilities were investigated in rats after intranasal inoculation with 10(5) Haemophilus influenzae type b. Within 24 h of inoculation, 10 of 42 rats with ...

Immunogenicity and Efficacy of Different Haemophilus influenzae type b Vaccines

Haemophilus influenzae, a major cause of meningitis in young children leading to death and other neurological sequelae. The disease leaves 15 to 35% of the survivors with permanent disabilities, such as, mental retardation or deafness. Despite the availability of new and more powerful antibiotics children with Hib meningitis still suffer from high mortality or morbidity. The emergence of multir...

The pathogenesis of disease due to type b Haemophilus influenzae.

Haemophilus Influenzae B

  یکی از شایع ترین مننژیت باکتریایی در شیرخواران، هموفیلوس آنفلوانزا از نوع B (HIB) می باشد. به منظور تهیه و عرضه واکسنی جهت حفظ کودکان در مقابل این بیماری به بازار جهانی، تحقیقاتی انجام و نوعی واکسن در بخش تحقیقاتی آکسفورد مورد آزمایش و ارزیابی قرار گرفت تا در صورت تمایل والدین و کارکنان بهداشتی، تجویز همزمان آن با واکسن سه گانه و فلج اطفال عملی گردد.

DETECTION OF HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B IN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID OF SUSPECTED CHILDREN WITH MENINGITIS BYPCR

 ABSTRACT Background: A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay with primers from "hpd" gene was compared with culture for the detection of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) in CSF samples from children suspected of meningitis. Methods: 300 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from suspected meningitis cases were studied by culture (Leventhal & Chocolate Agar) and PCR. Results: The latter...