A Fulminant Case of Haemophilus influenzae Serotype F Meningitis in an Immunocompetent 3-Year-Old Boy

Luise Wolf; Norman Lippmann; Stefanie Petzold-Quinque; Manuela Siekmeyer; Wieland Kieß

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1606341

Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Table of Contents

J Pediatr Infect Dis 2019; 14(03): 133-135
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1606341

Case Report

Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

A Fulminant Case of Haemophilus influenzae Serotype F Meningitis in an Immunocompetent 3-Year-Old Boy

Luise Wolf

¹Department of Women and Child Health, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

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Norman Lippmann

²Institute for Medical Microbiology and Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases, Leipzig University Hospital, Leipzig, Germany

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Stefanie Petzold-Quinque

¹Department of Women and Child Health, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

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Manuela Siekmeyer

¹Department of Women and Child Health, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

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Wieland Kieß

³Department of Women and Child Health, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Center for Pediatric Research, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

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Abstract

Of all encapsulated Haemophilus influenzae (Hi), serotype b (Hib) is considered as the potentially most virulent one for children. After vaccination was introduced in the 1990s, the incidence of this serotype has dropped dramatically. Other encapsulated forms such as Hi serotype a, c, d, e, f (Hia-Hif) are diagnosed rarely and mostly affect vulnerable patient groups. As serotyping is not performed routinely, the number of unreported cases is estimated to be even higher. Whereas several cases of Hif disease in children with favorable outcome were published, a 3-year-old boy diagnosed with this serotype died at our hospital despite initial antimicrobial therapy.

Keywords

Haemophilus influenzae serotype f - bacterial meningitis - child - fatal outcome

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