Non-Type b Haemophilus influenzae Septic Arthritis in Children

J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2017 Sep 1;6(3):e134-e139. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piw024.

Abstract

Invasive disease caused by non-type b Haemophilus influenzae serotypes has been increasingly reported. Although to date it has been a rarely described cause of septic arthritis, we present 10 cases of non-type b H influenzae septic arthritis in children seen in a tertiary care center that serves a large Native American population.

Keywords: Native American; Non–type b Haemophilus influenzae; pediatric; septic arthritis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Arthritis, Infectious / etiology*
  • Arthritis, Infectious / microbiology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Haemophilus Infections / etiology*
  • Haemophilus Infections / microbiology
  • Haemophilus influenzae / classification*
  • Haemophilus influenzae / pathogenicity*
  • Humans
  • Indians, North American
  • Infant
  • Male
  • New Mexico
  • Serogroup