Community-acquired Haemophilus influenzae meningitis in adults

Haemophilus influenzae (H. influenzae) is a commensal bacterium of the human upper respiratory tract, and can cause a wide range of localized and invasive infections in humans, such as epiglottitis, pneumonia, septicemia, and meningitis (1). Historically H. influenzae used to be the most common cause of bacterial meningitis, and primarily a disease of infants and young children (2, 3). The introduction of the conjugate vaccine targeting H. influenzae serotype b (Hib) in 1993 in the Netherlands resulted in a large decline of H.
Source: Journal of Infection - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: Original article Source Type: research