Fatal Haemophilus influenzae type a sepsis in an infant

Joshua Francis; Marc Anders; Pam Lobegeier; Clare Nourse

doi:10.1111/jpc.12031

Fatal Haemophilus influenzae type a sepsis in an infant

Joshua Francis, Marc Anders, Pam Lobegeier, Clare Nourse

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Abstract

Haemophilus influenzae type a can cause severe sepsis, as demonstrated by the case described. Epidemiology of sepsis in childhood is changing. Regardless of the pathogen involved, management of children with septic shock involves resuscitative measures and empiric antibiotics. The following case of H. influenzae type a sepsis proved fatal in spite of appropriate therapy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	E235-E238
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
Volume	49
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jpc.12031
Publication status	Published - Mar 2013

Keywords

Haemophilus influenzae
infant
sepsis

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