Haemophilus influenzae serotype a septic arthritis in an immunized central Australian indigenous child

Nicholas J Fischer

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2013.11.019

Haemophilus influenzae serotype a septic arthritis in an immunized central Australian indigenous child

Int J Infect Dis. 2014 Apr:21:15-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.11.019. Epub 2014 Jan 8.

Author

Nicholas J Fischer¹

Affiliation

¹ Whanganui Hospital, Heads Road, Whanganui 4501, New Zealand. Electronic address: Fischer_9@hotmail.com.

PMID: 24412315
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.11.019

Abstract

This article describes a notable case of Haemophilus influenzae serotype a (Hia) septic arthritis in an immunized central Australian indigenous child. Since the widespread immunization for H. influenzae serotype b (Hib) in many indigenous peoples worldwide, there has been an increase in reported cases of Hia, postulating that this serotype is taking over the niche that Hib once occupied in indigenous populations.

Keywords: Haemophilus influenzae; Indigenous health; Septic arthritis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adhesins, Bacterial / immunology*
Arthritis, Infectious / complications
Arthritis, Infectious / immunology*
Arthritis, Infectious / microbiology
Arthritis, Infectious / pathology
Australia
Haemophilus Infections / complications
Haemophilus Infections / immunology*
Haemophilus Infections / microbiology
Haemophilus Infections / pathology
Haemophilus influenzae / immunology*
Haemophilus influenzae / isolation & purification
Haemophilus influenzae / pathogenicity
Haemophilus influenzae type b / immunology
Humans
Infant
Male
Population Groups
Serotyping
Vaccination

Substances

Adhesins, Bacterial
Hia adhesin