Haemophilus influenzae Type a Meningitis in Immunocompetent Child, Oman, 2015

Abstract

Meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) was eliminated in Oman after the introduction of Hib vaccine in 2001. However, a case of H. influenzae type a meningitis was diagnosed in a child from Oman in 2015, which highlights the need to monitor the incidence of invasive non-Hib H. influenzae disease.

Keywords

• Haemophilus influenzae
• Haemophilus influenzae serotype a
• non-b Haemophilus influenzae
• meningitis/encephalitis
• invasive non-b Haemophilus influenzae disease
• Oman