Invasive Type e Haemophilus influenzae Disease in Italy

Abstract

We describe the first reported cases of invasive type e Haemophilus influenzae disease in Italy. All five cases occurred in adults. The isolates were susceptible to ampicillin and eight other antimicrobial agents. Molecular analysis showed two distinct type e strains circulating in Italy, both containing a single copy of the capsulation locus.

Keywords

• Haemophilus influenzae
• invasive disease
• adult
• dispatch
• Italy