Volume 4, Number 2—June 1998
Synopsis
Haemophilus influenzae Invasive Disease in the United States, 1994–1995: Near Disappearance of a Vaccine-Preventable Childhood Disease
Table 4
Reported infection sitea among Hi invasive disease cases,b United States, 1994 – 1995
Number (%) |
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Site | Children aged 0 – 4yearsc | Persons aged > 5 yearsd |
Bacteremiae | 299 (62) | 551 (51) |
Meningitis | 213 (44) | 167 (16) |
Pneumonia | 42 (9) | 390 (36) |
Cellulitis | 19 (4) | 7 (1) |
Epiglottitis | 8 (2) | 19 ( 2) |
aIncludes case-patients with multiple infection sites, such as meningitis and bacteremia.
cN=485.
dN=1,071.
eBacteremia is reported following positive blood culture results, with or without foci.