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  • Title: Invasive infections caused by Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae among children in St Petersburg, Russia.
    Author: Kaijalainen T, Kharit SM, Kvetnaya AS, Sirkiä K, Herva E, Parkov OV, Nohynek H.
    Journal: Clin Microbiol Infect; 2008 May; 14(5):507-10. PubMed ID: 18318743.
    Abstract:
    This study investigated the causes of invasive bacterial infections in children aged <15 years in St Petersburg, Russia, during 2001-2003, using culture and antigen detection methods (rapid antigen latex agglutination (RAL)) for normally sterile body fluids. A pathogen was detected in 90 cases (culture 50, RAL 40). Neisseria meningitidis was the most common pathogen (66%), followed by Haemophilus influenzae (19%) and Streptococcus pneumoniae (16%). Meningitis was the main clinical diagnosis (68/90, 76%), with N. meningitidis serogroup B, H. influenzae type b (Hib), and S. pneumoniae serogroup 1 being the most common isolates. Hib was less prevalent in St Petersburg than it was in industrialised countries before the introduction of Hib vaccinations.
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