Brown Veronica M, Madden Sharen, Kelly Len, Jamieson Frances B, Tsang Raymond S W, Ulanova Marina
Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay and Sioux Lookout, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Oct 15;49(8):1240-3. doi: 10.1086/605671.
A high incidence of invasive non-type b Haemophilus influenzae disease was found in Northwestern Ontario, Canada; H. influenzae type a was the most prevalent serotype (42%). Clinical and demographic analyses indicate that aboriginal children aged <5 years and adults with predisposing medical conditions are the most affected by invasive H. influenzae disease in the post-H. influenzae vaccine era.
在加拿大安大略省西北部发现侵袭性非b型流感嗜血杆菌疾病的发病率很高;甲型流感嗜血杆菌是最常见的血清型(42%)。临床和人口统计学分析表明,在流感嗜血杆菌疫苗接种后的时代,5岁以下的原住民儿童和有易感疾病的成年人受侵袭性流感嗜血杆菌疾病的影响最大。