The impact of Haemophilus influenzae serotype B resurgence on the epidemiology of childhood invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease in England and Wales

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2011 Oct;30(10):893-5. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31822ef670.

Abstract

This study describes the epidemiology of childhood invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease in England and Wales between 1994 and 2008. H. influenzae serotype b incidence was lowest in 1998 (0.26/100,000), rising to 1.8/100,000 in 2002 before falling to 0.27/100,000 in 2008. During this period, nontype b H. influenzae disease remained stable, but there was a small year-on-year increase (3.4%/y; 95% CI: 1.4-5.5%) in incidence.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • England / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Haemophilus influenzae / classification*
  • Haemophilus influenzae / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Meningitis, Haemophilus / epidemiology*
  • Meningitis, Haemophilus / microbiology*
  • Serotyping
  • Wales / epidemiology