Outbreak of a beta-lactam resistant non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae sequence type 14 associated with severe clinical outcomes.
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Summary, in English
During October 2011 several residents and staff members at a long-term care facility (LTCF) for elderly fell ill with respiratory symptoms. Several of the residents required hospitalization and one died. Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) was identified as the causative pathogen.
Department/s
- Clinical Microbiology, Malmö
- Infectious Diseases Research Unit
- EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health
Publishing year
2015
Language
English
Publication/Series
BMC Infectious Diseases
Volume
15
Issue
1
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Document type
Journal article
Publisher
BioMed Central (BMC)
Topic
- Infectious Medicine
Status
Published
Research group
- Clinical Microbiology, Malmö
- Infectious Diseases Research Unit
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1471-2334