Outbreak of a beta-lactam resistant non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae sequence type 14 associated with severe clinical outcomes.

Summary, in English

During October 2011 several residents and staff members at a long-term care facility (LTCF) for elderly fell ill with respiratory symptoms. Several of the residents required hospitalization and one died. Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) was identified as the causative pathogen.

• Författare: Madelen Andersson; Fredrik Resman; Rickard Eitrem; Peter Drobni; Kristian Riesbeck; Gunnar Kahlmeter; Martin Sundqvist
• Avdelning/ar: Klinisk mikrobiologi, Malmö; Infectious Diseases Research Unit; EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health
• Publiceringsår: 2015
• Språk: Engelska
• Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie: BMC Infectious Diseases
• Volym: 15
• Issue: 1
• Länkar: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26700635?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-1319-8
• Dokumenttyp: Artikel i tidskrift
• Förlag: BioMed Central (BMC)
• Ämne: Infectious Medicine
• Status: Published
• Forskningsgrupp: Clinical Microbiology, Malmö; Infectious Diseases Research Unit
• ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt: ISSN: 1471-2334