Volume 23, Number 1—January 2017
Dispatch
Haemophilus influenzae Type b Invasive Disease in Amish Children, Missouri, USA, 2014
Table
Demographic and infection and characteristics for 3 Amish children infected with Haemophilus influenzae type b strains, Missouri, USA, 2014*
Patient no., community | Patient age, mo | Month of Hib diagnosis | Infection | Outcome | Capsule genes bexA/bexB | sodC | MLST |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1, A | 13 | Jan | Septic arthritis | Recovered | +/+ | − | ST6 |
2, B | 24 | Feb | Epiglottitis | Died | +/+ | − | ST45 |
3, B | 13 | May | Septic arthritis | Recovered | +/+ | − | ST45 |
*None of the children had previous underlying conditions. bexA, b capsule expression A; bexB, b capsule expression B; community A, Amish community in southwestern Missouri; community B, Amish community in northwestern Missouri; MLST, multilocus sequence type; sodC, superoxide dismutase gene.
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