Haemophilus Influenzae Invasive Disease: A Report of Two Cases in Young Infants
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Today, invasive disease due to Haemophilus influenzae is an extremely rare event in children, especially after the introduction of highly effective conjugated vaccines against this microorganism. We report two cases of previously healthy infants with H. influenzae within the clinical context of sepsis and bacterial meningitis. In unvaccinated pediatric patients or patients with incomplete vaccination schedules against H. influenzae type b, this pathogen should be considered in the differential etiological diagnosis of invasive bacterial infection.
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