A Pediatric Investigators Collaborative Network on Infections in Children (PICNIC) multi-centre Canadian descriptive analysis of < em > Haemophilus influenzae < /em > bacteremia in children: Emerging serotypes

CONCLUSION: In the era of efficacious conjugate Hib vaccines, NTHi, Hia and Hif have emerged as the leading causes of invasive Hi in Canadian children, with Hia being most likely to result in meningitis and complicated disease. A vaccine for all NTHi and THi would be ideal, but knowledge of the current disease burden from circulating strains will inform prioritization of vaccine targets.PMID:38463901 | PMC:PMC10919449 | DOI:10.14745/ccdr.v49i09a02

Source: Can Commun Dis Rep - March 11, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Craig Frankel Joan Robinson Sarah Khan Mohammad Alghounaim Jane McDonald Alison Lopez Sergio Fanella John Gunawan Jacqueline Wong Jeannette Comeau Jennifer Bowes Robert Slinger Angela Kalia Ashley Roberts Kirk Leifso Marina Ulanova Michelle Barton Source Type: research