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Postgraduate Medicine Volume 101, 1997 - Issue 2
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Haemophilus influenzae infections in adults

A pathogen in search of respect

Larry J. Strausbaugh Dr Strausbaugh is hospital epidemiologist and staff physician, Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and professor of medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine, Portland. Since 1995, he has also served as project director for the Emerging Infections Network, a cooperative agreement program between the CDC and the Infectious Diseases Society of America.Correspondence[email protected]
, MD
Pages 191-200 | Published online: 30 Jun 2015
 
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Ever since the author saw his first case of bacteremic pneumonia as an intern in 1972, he has been fascinated by Haemophilus influenzae. Over the years, however, he has seen numerous colleagues either consider this versatile bug as solely a pediatric problem or dismiss its dangers because of the type b vaccine's success. Here, Dr Strausbaugh reviews the diverse array of evidence that attests to the significance of H influenzae as a pathogen for adults in the United States and Europe.

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