Meningitis and septicemia due to Haemophilus influenzae serotype e, biotype IV

Haemophilus influenzae Type E Meningitis and Bacteremia in a Healthy Adult

“…Three patients were described to have an underlying disease. Two patients had CSF leak (5,15) and one patient had head trauma (4). Similar to the present case, severe meningitis may occur in healthy individuals (7).…”

“…and in a few adults (4,5). This paper describes a case of meningitis caused by H. influenzae type e (Hie) in an adult Saudi patient.…”

Invasive Type eHaemophilus influenzaeDisease in Italy

“…Although studies on nasopharyngeal carriage of H. influenzae have shown the presence of serotype e as colonizer ( 11 – 13 ), few studies have described serious infections attributable to this capsular type ( 14 – 17 ). Our results suggest that Hie may cause either fatal infections in elderly patients with underlying disease or meningitis in adults whether or not underlying conditions are present.…”

Infections Due toHaemophilus influenzaeSerotype E: Microbiological, Clinical, and Epidemiological Features

“…Little information is available concerning the microbiological, clinical, and epidemiological significance of H. influenzae serotype e (HiE) [2,[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]. The aims of this study were to evaluate the incidence of HiE in the general population after widespread vaccination against HiB in Spain, to determine its molecular epidemiology, to evaluate its clinical significance and…”