Belgian Journal of Paediatrics
A complicated course of meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae serotype A
Vol. 25 No. 1 (2023), Case reports
Vol. 25 No. 1 (2023)

A complicated course of meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae serotype A

Case reports
Published 2023-04-26
Hannah Van Roeyen
AZ Sint-Blasius, department of Pediatrics, Dendermonde, Belgium
Ivo Corthouts
AZ Sint-Blasius, department of Pediatrics, Dendermonde, Belgium
Sybien Lampmann
AZ Sint-Blasius, department of Pediatrics, Dendermonde, Belgium
Bart Rutteman
AZ Sint-Blasius, department of Pediatrics, Dendermonde, Belgium
PDF

Keywords

Meningitis
Haemophilus influenzae serotype A
Relapsing fever

Categories

How to Cite

Van Roeyen, H., Corthouts, I., Lampmann, S., & Rutteman, B. (2023). A complicated course of meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae serotype A . Belgian Journal of Paediatrics, 25(1), 50–52. Retrieved from http://belgjpaediatrics.com/index.php/bjp/article/view/9
ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver

Download Citation

Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX

Abstract

We describe a case of bacterial meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae serotype A with a complicated fever sequence in a 22-month-old otherwise healthy boy.  We will discuss the epidemiology of different H. influenzae serotypes and the possible causes of the resurgence of the fever.  Surveillance of such invasive infections remains important in order to improve the general vaccination scheme. 

PDF