• Throughout the modern era of bacteriology, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) has been identified as one of the three most common causes of bacterial meningitis in adolescents. (medscape.com)
  • See Prevention of Haemophilus Meningitis. (medscape.com)
  • Transmissibility of H influenzae infection and the capacity of this organism to cause purulent meningitis were first demonstrated by Wollstein in 1911. (medscape.com)
  • She also drew attention to the marked tendency for Haemophilus meningitis to occur in infants and young children. (medscape.com)
  • During the past 2 decades, significant changes have taken place in the epidemiology, in particular, a reduction in the occurrence of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) meningitis due to the global availability and expanding use of Hib vaccines [2-4]. (who.int)
  • Lumbar puncture should be strongly considered in all infants aged 2-12 months with a history suggestive of Haemophilus influenzae meningitis and the finding of meningismus on physical examination. (medscape.com)
  • Meningitis is an infection of the lining of the brain and spinal cord. (healthychildren.org)
  • It often causes meningitis but it can also cause bloodstream infections, pneumonia, joint infections, and other illness. (mn.us)
  • Prior to the introduction of Haemophilus b conjugate vaccines, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) was the most frequent cause of bacterial meningitis and a leading cause of serious, systemic bacterial disease in young children worldwide. (theodora.com)
  • Hib disease occurred primarily in children under 5 years of age, and in the United States prior to the initiation of a vaccine program was estimated to account for nearly 20,000 cases of invasive infections annually, approximately 12,000 of which were meningitis. (theodora.com)
  • Haemophilus influenzae non-type b strains can cause invasive disease clinically similar to type b (Hib) disease (pneumonia, bacteremia, meningitis, epiglottitis, septic arthritis, cellulitis, or purulent pericarditis). (cdc.gov)
  • Haemophilus influenzae meningitis serotype IIa was identified in three patients, median age 4 months (4-7). (bvsalud.org)
  • 7] found a long-term protective effect of breastfeeding against invasive H. influenzae infections such as meningitis and epiglottitis. (unu.edu)
  • In 2019, two cases of purulent meningitis were caused by infection with the bacterium Capnocytophaga canimorsus, which forms part of the normal flora in the oral cavity of cats and dogs, among others. (ssi.dk)
  • The case occurred in a two-year-old child who had been fully vaccinated with Prevenar (13-valent) as part of the childhood vaccination programme, but who, nevertheless, was affected by a pneumococcal meningitis infection (serotype 19A). (ssi.dk)
  • The number of meningitis cases caused by Haemophilus influenzae remained stable at eight cases from 2018 to 2019, but declined to just three cases in 2020. (ssi.dk)
  • Despite its name, this bacterium doesn't cause the flu, but it does cause invasive, life-threatening disease: blood infection, epiglottitis (an infection in the airways that can obstruct breathing), and meningitis (inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord). (rpm365.com)
  • This report describes case notification data for measles, pertussis, rubella, Haemophilus influenzae type b invasive infection, invasive meningococcal disease (IMD), mumps, tetanus and invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in NSW, Australia, in 2012 and provides comparison with recent trends. (who.int)
  • The incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), patient demographics, and disease characteristics were recorded. (bvsalud.org)
  • PSERENADE TEAM, KRIZOVA, P. Changes in invasive pneumococcal disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 1 following introduction of PCV10 and PCV13: findings from the PSERENADE Project. (szu.cz)
  • The ICS System was founded in 1999 as a collaboration between Canada and the US Arctic (Alaska) to strengthen surveillance of invasive pneumococcal disease among circumpolar residents who were experiencing a higher incidence of this disease with a large proportion of isolates demonstrating antimicrobial resistance compared to US and Canadian residents living in southern regions Footnote 2 . (canada.ca)
  • Persons who have turned 65 years old and persons who are at a specially high risk of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) are offered 23-valent pneumococcal vaccination free of charge. (ssi.dk)
  • At the SSI website, you can read more about the vaccination offer for persons who are at a specially high risk of invasive pneumococcal disease . (ssi.dk)
  • These components are the Haemophilus influenzae type b capsular polysaccharide [polyribosylribitol phosphate (PRP)] that is covalently bound to an outer membrane protein complex (OMPC) of Neisseria meningitidis and hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) from recombinant yeast cultures. (theodora.com)
  • Haemophilus influenzae type b and Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B are grown in complex fermentation media. (theodora.com)
  • The primary ingredients of the phenol-inactivated fermentation medium for Haemophilus influenzae include an extract of yeast, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, hemin chloride, soy peptone, dextrose, and mineral salts and for Neisseria meningitidis include an extract of yeast, amino acids and mineral salts. (theodora.com)
  • The PRP-OMPC conjugate is prepared by the chemical coupling of the highly purified PRP (polyribosylribitol phosphate) of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Haemophilus b, Ross strain) to an OMPC of the B11 strain of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B. The coupling of the PRP to the OMPC is necessary for enhanced immunogenicity of the PRP. (theodora.com)
  • for others, such as HIV infection, the spectrum of disease severity due to disease or treatment stage will determine the degree to which the immune system is compromised. (cdc.gov)
  • Hi has emerged as the most common cause of invasive disease in all age groups. (cdc.gov)
  • Although non-typeable Hi most often causes non-invasive disease, such as otitis media and sinusitis, it can cause severe invasive disease, especially in neonates and older adults. (cdc.gov)
  • Elizabeth Briere] Invasive Hi disease is a nationally notifiable disease so all confirmed non- typeable cases should be sent to the National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System within 14 days of initial report to the state or local health department. (cdc.gov)
  • Overcrowded living conditions and day care center attendance predispose to infection, as do immunodeficiency states, asplenia, and sickle cell disease. (msdmanuals.com)
  • most cases of serious, invasive disease were caused by type b. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Treatment of Haemophilus infections depends on nature and location of the infection, but, for invasive disease, beta-lactam/beta-lactamase inhibitors, fluoroquinolones, and 2nd- and 3rd-generation cephalosporins are used. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Hib vaccine can prevent Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) disease . (healthychildren.org)
  • Severe Hib infection, also called invasive Hib disease, requires treatment in a hospital and can sometimes result in death. (healthychildren.org)
  • The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched the Emerging Infections Program (EIP) in 1995 to develop centers of excellence in infectious disease surveillance and applied public health research in selected state health departments across the United States. (oregon.gov)
  • These surveillance data are used to generate reliable estimates of the incidence of these infections and provide the starting point for further exploration of risk factors, spectrum of disease, and better strategies for prevention and control. (oregon.gov)
  • For example, in 2008 three unimmunized children in Minnesota developed invasive disease due to Haemophilus influenzae, type B (Hib) infection. (immunizationinfo.org)
  • Two other children who also developed invasive Hib disease should have been protected by community immunity, but were not-one was too young to be immune from vaccine and the other had a congenital immune deficiency. (immunizationinfo.org)
  • Invasive meningococcal disease case notifications were at their lowest rates since case notification began in 1991. (who.int)
  • Vaccine-preventable disease control is continually strengthening in NSW with notable successes in invasive bacterial infections. (who.int)
  • Treating pneumococcal infections with penicillin and other antibiotics used to be effective, but the disease is becoming more and more resistant to antibiotic treatment, making immunization increasingly important. (mn.us)
  • Nontypable strains can also cause invasive disease but more commonly cause mucosal infections such as otitis media, conjunctivitis, and sinusitis. (cdc.gov)
  • The epidemiology of invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease in the United States has shifted in the post-Hib vaccination era. (cdc.gov)
  • Nontypable Haemophilus influenzae now causes the majority of invasive disease in all age groups, with the greatest burden of disease among the youngest and oldest age groups. (cdc.gov)
  • From 1999 through 2008, the annual incidence of invasive nontypable Haemophilus influenzae disease was 1.73/100,000 in children younger than 5 years of age and 4.08/100,000 in adults ≥65 years of age. (cdc.gov)
  • Positive antigen test results from urine or serum samples are unreliable for diagnosis of Haemophilus influenzae disease and should not be used as a basis for case classification. (cdc.gov)
  • We have investigated the genomic basis of invasiveness and possible vaccine failure in H. influenzae causing invasive disease in vaccinated and unvaccinated children in Brazil. (bvsalud.org)
  • In summary, deletion in the bexA gene and presence of SNPs in the cap locus of Hib could be contributing to invasive disease and possible vaccine failure in pediatric patients, whereas serotype replacement of Hib with type "a" and NTHi strains denotes the ability of non-vaccine serotypes to re-colonize vaccinated patients. (bvsalud.org)
  • Finally, the dissemination of international high-risk clones of H. influenzae emphasizes the importance of monitoring changes in the molecular epidemiology of invasive H. influenzae disease. (bvsalud.org)
  • Invasive meningococcal disease in older adults in North America and Europe: is this the time for action? (biomedcentral.com)
  • Historically, encapsulated, type b (Hib) strain accounts for most bacteremic pneumonia and invasive disease, whereas non-encapsulated strains mostly cause otitis media , sinusitis , AECB and pneumonia . (hopkinsguides.com)
  • HIV appears to be a risk factor for developing invasive disease due to H. influenzae type b, especially bacteremic pneumonia. (hopkinsguides.com)
  • Central line-associated bloodstream infection' means a primary bloodstream infection identified by laboratory tests, with or without clinical signs or symptoms, in a patient with a central line device, and meeting the current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) surveillance definition for laboratory-confirmed primary bloodstream infection. (virginia.gov)
  • Our Communicable Disease Team will investigate disease reports as well as provide guidelines for treatment, prophylaxis and infection control. (readynevadacounty.org)
  • The introduction of Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccines during the 1990s was followed by dramatic decreases both in the incidence of Haemophilus influenzae type b related invasive disease and in nasopharyngeal carriage of the organism. (bmj.com)
  • It has long been recognised that serum antibodies to capsular PS of some bacteria including H influenzae type b, S pneumoniae , and N meningitidis are protective against invasive disease. (bmj.com)
  • Data on invasive disease caused by each of these organisms were reviewed through December 2012-2013. (canada.ca)
  • This study the evaluated the impact of the introduction of Hib vaccine into the routine childhood immunization schedule in Kenya on the incidence of invasive Hib disease. (immunizationinfo.org)
  • Introduction of Hib protein-polysaccharide conjugate vaccines into many industrialized countries over the past 15 years has resulted in the virtual elimination of invasive Hib disease. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Effect of Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccination without a booster dose on invasive H influenzae type b disease, nasopharyngeal carriage, and population immunity in Kilifi, Kenya: a 15-year regional surveillance study. (kemri-wellcome.org)
  • I have outlined below the recommended vaccines that cannot prevent transmission of disease either because they are not designed to prevent the transmission of infection (rather, they are intended to prevent disease symptoms), or because they are for non-communicable diseases. (fromthetrenchesworldreport.com)
  • These types have been causing invasive disease of high severity and increasing incidence in adults in the era of Hib vaccination of children (see appendix for the scientific study, Item #4). (fromthetrenchesworldreport.com)
  • The general population is more vulnerable to the invasive disease now than it was prior to the start of the Hib vaccination campaign. (fromthetrenchesworldreport.com)
  • In most instances, it is more common for these viruses or bacteria to cause some other illness, such as an ear infection, pneumonia or other illness. (mn.us)
  • In Japan, a recent nationwide population-based surveillance study revealed that NTHi and H. influenzae type f became the predominant isolates associated with invasive H. influenzae infection after the introduction of the Hib vaccine [ 10 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • And CDC encourages state and local public health departments to serotype all invasive Hi isolates in order to monitor changes in the epidemiology in the post-vaccine era. (cdc.gov)
  • Isolates of Haemophilus influenzae are important for antimicrobial susceptibility testing. (cdc.gov)
  • For specific immunocompromising conditions (e.g., asplenia), such patients may be at higher risk for certain diseases, and additional vaccines, particularly bacterial polysaccharide vaccines {Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), pneumococcal and meningococcal}, are recommended for them. (cdc.gov)
  • These observations are in agreement with another study that determined the serum antibody response to the Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) polysaccharide capsule in breastfed and nonbreastled children who were vaccinated parenterally with an Hib protein conjugate vaccine [3]. (unu.edu)
  • Based on the success of Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccines, chemical conjugation has been applied to the development of pneumococcal and meningococcal polysaccharide conjugate vaccines. (bmj.com)
  • This article reviews recent studies on mucosal immune responses induced by polysaccharide based vaccines and some protein vaccine antigens against several pathogenic nasopharyngeal bacteria, and discusses the mechanisms and functions of these immune responses that may help our understanding of mucosal immune responses to both immunisation and infection. (bmj.com)
  • However, the occurrence of invasive NTHi infection based on gynecologic diseases is still rare. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Although NTHi bacteremia consequent to a microabscess in adenomyosis is rare, this case emphasizes the need to consider the uterus as a potential source of infection in patients with underlying gynecological diseases, including an invasive NTHi infection with no known primary focus. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 1 The 3 most common etiologic categories of FUO in children in order of frequency are infectious diseases, connective tissue diseases, and neoplasms.1Outlined in the differential diagnosis table are etiologies of FUO by category.1 Infectious diseases to consider in immigrant children include Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium bovis, hepatitis A-D , parasitic infections, malaria, and typhoid fever. (contemporarypediatrics.com)
  • These immune responses may be important both in the prevention of invasive diseases and in the reduction of upper respiratory carriage of pathogens. (bmj.com)
  • This paper summarizes the most recent Invasive Bacterial Diseases (IBD) Working Group meeting of the International Circumpolar Surveillance (ICS) project. (canada.ca)
  • The ICS is a population-based surveillance network for invasive bacterial diseases that provides a mechanism to determine changes in incidence rates and antimicrobial resistance. (canada.ca)
  • Although the incidence of some of these vaccine-preventable invasive diseases has decreased, emergence of H. influenzae serotype a (Hia) in both Alaska and Northern Canada was noted. (canada.ca)
  • Surveillance for invasive bacterial diseases provides valuable information on their incidence, severity and laboratory characteristics. (canada.ca)
  • The International Circumpolar Surveillance (ICS) System's Invasive Bacterial Diseases (IBD) Working Group falls within the mandate of the Sustainable Development Working Group of the international Arctic Council Footnote 1 . (canada.ca)
  • This paper provides a brief overview of the ICS System and its collaborative work and provides information on the most recent meeting of the Invasive Bacterial Diseases Working Group which took place in February 2014. (canada.ca)
  • Background: Chronic conditions increase the risk of invasive pneumococcal diseases (IPD). (bvsalud.org)
  • We show increase in invasive nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) infection from 2017-2018 among HIV-infected men who have sex with men in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia. (robertpetit.com)
  • 9) "Drug susceptibility testing" means the process where at least one isolate from a culture of a patient"s specimen is subjected to antimicrobial testing to determine if growth is inhibited by drugs commonly used to treat such infections. (gamutonline.net)
  • Appropriate clearance of pathogens and response to pollutants is required to prevent overwhelming infection, while preventing tissue damage and maintaining efficient gas exchange. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This combined vaccine is indicated for primary and booster vaccination of children against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B caused by all known subtypes of viruses, poliomyelitis and invasive infections caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b. (europa.eu)
  • An experiment with deliberate pertussis infection in primates revealed that the aP vaccine is not capable of preventing colonization and transmission of B. pertussis. (fromthetrenchesworldreport.com)
  • Your child should not receive it if he or she had an allergic reaction to a Haemophilus influenzae b vaccine or tetanus vaccine (including DTP or DTaP vaccines). (optionrx.com)
  • Elizabeth Briere] Haemophilus influenza, or Hi, are bacteria that can cause a variety of infections in children and adults. (cdc.gov)
  • H. influenzae is responsible for a wide range of localized and invasive infections, but influenza is caused by viruses. (ntu.edu.sg)
  • Although H. influenzae type b (Hib) is a notoriously virulent serotype of this species [ 4 ], the introduction of routine conjugate Hib vaccination led to a decrease in the number of cases of Hib infection [ 5 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • L'incidence des méningites à H. influenzae type b a diminué de près de 100 % après la mise en œuvre du programme national de vaccination en 2001, alors que celle des cas dus à S. pneumoniae et N. meningitidis est restée stable. (who.int)
  • Early recognition of hyposplenism and proper management of asplenia are warranted to prevent overwhelming post-splenectomy infections through vaccination and antibiotic prophylaxis. (unicatt.it)
  • The widespread administration of the Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine has led to the predominance of non-typable H. influenzae (NTHi). (biomedcentral.com)
  • invasive infections caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b (DTPa-hepB-IPV-Hib). (health.gov.au)
  • Haemophilus influenzae Type b (Hib) Vaccine Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine helps prevent Haemophilus infections but not infections caused by other strains of H. influenzae bacteria. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Haemophilus influenzae type b can cause many different kinds of infections. (healthychildren.org)
  • For example, people tolerate far less risk from the vaccine used to prevent infection with Haemophilus influenzae type b than they do the antibiotics that are used to treat the infections it causes. (immunizationinfo.org)
  • There were no Haemophilus influenzae type b case notifications in children less than five years of age for the first time since the vaccine was introduced. (who.int)
  • Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) was once the most common cause of bacterial infection in children. (mn.us)
  • Infections were caused by H. influenzae type a (Hia), type b (Hib) and nontypeable (NTHi), belonging to international high-risk clones of sequence types ST23, ST6 and ST368, respectively, which have been identified in North American, European and Asian countries. (bvsalud.org)
  • Type f strain also increasingly recognized as a cause of severe infection, though less common than Hia. (hopkinsguides.com)
  • Strains type a and type f increasingly identified as causing severe H. influenzae infection. (hopkinsguides.com)
  • The extent of this effect has been influenced by the fact that Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccines reduce nasopharyngeal carriage and induce herd immunity. (bmj.com)
  • Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccines. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) is one of the leading causes of invasive bacterial infection in young children worldwide. (ox.ac.uk)
  • It may take up to 2 weeks for your child's body to develop the ability to resist an infection with Haemophilus influenzae type b. (optionrx.com)
  • Tell your doctor if your child has any type of illness or infection (including a cold or the flu), especially if your child has a fever. (optionrx.com)
  • Diagnosis of Haemophilus infections is by culture of blood and body fluids. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Salmonella serology may provide evidence of past infection but is not useful for diagnosis of acute illness. (tewhatuora.govt.nz)
  • This led to the diagnosis of HIV with latent syphilis infection and immune dysregulation resulting in multiple false-positive antibody titers. (contemporarypediatrics.com)
  • The journal's scope extends to research on lung infections and diagnosis, inflammation and immunity, microbial pathogenesis and viral-bacterial interactions. (biomedcentral.com)
  • H. influenzae serotype a (Hia) increasingly noted as a cause of severe, invasive infection. (hopkinsguides.com)
  • a child with Haemophilus influenzae serotype b infection who had been vaccinated twice. (ssi.dk)
  • 2020 also saw one case of vaccine failure in a child who had been vaccinated with three doses of the Prevenar 13 vaccine, but even so was affected by pneumococcal infection caused by a serotype included in the vaccine (serotype 19A). (ssi.dk)
  • Zoonotic Bacterial Respiratory Infections Associated With Cats and Dogs: A Case Series and Literature Review. (moffitt.org)
  • Many Haemophilus species are normal flora in the upper respiratory tract and rarely cause illness. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Epiglottitis Epiglottitis is a rapidly progressive bacterial infection of the epiglottis and surrounding tissues that may lead to sudden respiratory obstruction and death. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Secretory IgA (SlgA) protects the mucous membranes of the infant's gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts, where most infections occur [1]. (unu.edu)
  • In an upper respiratory infection (URI), the swollen nasal mucous membrane obstructs the ostium of a paranasal sinus, and the oxygen in the sinus is absorbed into the blood vessels of the mucous membrane. (merckmanuals.com)
  • Several new mucosal vaccines against respiratory infections are under development. (bmj.com)
  • There has been a slew of research over the past decade on biomarkers in respiratory infections , and we hope that we can summarize some of that data here today. (medscape.com)
  • It is also difficult to understand the importance of new vaccines that target illnesses that many know little about, like a vaccine to prevent infection by the sexually-transmitted human papillomaviruses (HPV). (immunizationinfo.org)
  • Natural risks (such as infections for which there are no vaccines) are better tolerated than manmade risks (such as vaccine side effects). (immunizationinfo.org)
  • With the high uptake in the uterus with 67 Ga scintigraphy, she was diagnosed with invasive NTHi infection. (biomedcentral.com)
  • While previous reports have established the urogenital tract as a potential cause of invasive H. influenzae infection, no reports have described a specific association of NTHi infection with adenomyoma. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Here, we report a case of invasive NTHi infection associated with a massive adenomyosis in an immunocompetent Japanese woman. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Candida auris, clinical became a new national notifiable condition, and revised case definitions were implemented for the following conditions: diphtheria, acute hepatitis A, listeriosis, yellow fever, Salmonella Paratyphi infection and Salmonella Typhi infection. (cdc.gov)
  • Haemophilus species are small oxidase-positive pleomorphic gram-negative aerobic or facultative anaerobic coccobacilli. (medscape.com)
  • is an aggressive, sometimes fatal, infection in immunocompromised patients, usually caused by Aspergillus or Mucor species. (merckmanuals.com)
  • Treatment of suspected bacterial infection is with antibiotics, such as amoxicillin /clavulanate or doxycycline , given for 5 to 7 days for acute sinusitis and for up to 6 weeks for chronic sinusitis. (merckmanuals.com)
  • Arboviral infection' means a viral illness that is transmitted by a mosquito, tick, or other arthropod. (virginia.gov)
  • Sinusitis is inflammation of the paranasal sinuses due to viral, bacterial, or fungal infections or allergic reactions. (merckmanuals.com)
  • This study shows that although infant Hib immunization also resulted in a decline in Hib infections in adults, there has been resurgence of adult cases in 2002 and 2003 in England and Wales. (immunizationinfo.org)
  • Hib bacteria can cause mild illness, such as ear infections or bronchitis, or they can cause severe illness, such as infections of the bloodstream. (healthychildren.org)
  • We report the transmission dynamics of MRSA among hospitalized patients with bloodstream infections. (robertpetit.com)
  • Severe immunosuppression can be due to a variety of conditions, including congenital immunodeficiency, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, leukemia, lymphoma, generalized malignancy or therapy with alkylating agents, antimetabolites, radiation, or large amounts of corticosteroids. (cdc.gov)
  • Strains involved in invasive illness should be serotyped. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Gesiotto Q, Cheema A, Avaiya K, Shah B, Greene J. COVID-19 Virus Infection in Three Patients With Hypogammaglobulinemia. (moffitt.org)
  • and urinary tract infections Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Children Urinary tract infection (UTI) is defined by ≥ 5 × 10 4 colonies/mL in a catheterized urine specimen or, in older children, by repeated voided specimens with ≥ 10 5 colonies/mL... read more , may occur in adults, although far less commonly. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Occasionally, nonencapsulated strains cause invasive infections in children, but they may cause up to half of serious H. influenzae infections in adults. (msdmanuals.com)
  • These infections usually affect children under 5 years of age, but can also affect adults with certain medical conditions. (healthychildren.org)
  • Acute retroviral syndrome develops in 50% to 90% of adolescents and adults within the first few weeks of HIV infection and can mimic mononucleosis because of fever, malaise, lymphadenopathy, and skin rash. (contemporarypediatrics.com)
  • Hospital-acquired acute infections are more often bacterial, typically involving Staphylococcus aureus , Klebsiella pneumoniae , Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Proteus mirabilis, and Enterobacter . (merckmanuals.com)
  • Haemophilus influenzae is a bacterium that has encapsulated (typable) or unencapsulated (nontypable) strains. (cdc.gov)
  • Haemophilus influenzae (formerly called Pfeiffer's bacillus or Bacillus influenzae ) is a Gram-negative, coccobacillary, facultatively anaerobic capnophilic pathogenic bacterium of the family Pasteurellaceae. (ntu.edu.sg)
  • Haemophilus strains may be encapsulated or unencapsulated. (medscape.com)
  • Other Haemophilus strains ( H. aphrophilus, now called Aggregatibacter aphrophilus ) occasional cause of infection in HIV. (hopkinsguides.com)
  • Most infections (about two-thirds) caused by non-typeable strains. (hopkinsguides.com)
  • Since laboratories do not necessarily have access to this information, all results consistent with possible Hepatitis B infection should be reported to the medical officer of health. (tewhatuora.govt.nz)
  • Chancroid Chancroid is infection of the genital skin or mucous membranes caused by Haemophilus ducreyi and characterized by papules, painful ulcers, and enlargement of the inguinal lymph nodes. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Salmonella Paratyphi infection and Salmonella Typhi infection replaced Paratyphoid fever and Typhoid fever, respectively, as national notifiable conditions. (cdc.gov)
  • Salmonellosis (excluding S. Typhi infection and S. Paratyphi infection) replaced Salmonellosis (excluding paratyphoid fever and typhoid fever) as a national notifiable condition. (cdc.gov)
  • Active population-based surveillance for healthcare-associated infections due to Candida , multidrug-resistant bacilli, and Clostridium difficile , as well as broad studies of HAI prevalence and methods to improve HAI surveillance. (oregon.gov)
  • Those recommendations are appropriate for populations, particularly in developing countries, with higher risks of exposure to wild poliovirus infection and tuberculosis. (cdc.gov)
  • Test results on body fluids from various sites of infection that reveal small, gram-negative, pleomorphic coccobacilli with polymorphonuclear cells are strong evidence of infection. (medscape.com)
  • In a few cases, chronic maxillary sinusitis is secondary to dental infection. (merckmanuals.com)
  • Common risk factors for sinusitis include factors that obstruct normal sinus drainage (eg, allergic rhinitis, nasal polyps, nasogastric or nasotracheal tubes, nasal packing) and immunocompromised states (eg, diabetes, HIV infection). (merckmanuals.com)