Invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b infection in a child with familial deficiency of the beta subunit of the eighth component of complement

A child who had had meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b, and then had meningococcal meningitis, was found to have familial deficiency of the beta subunit of the eighth component of complement. The child had not received the H. influenzae type b vaccine. If this deficiency is discovere...

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Published in:The Journal of pediatrics 1996, Vol.128 (1), p.102-103
Main Authors: Pallares, David E., Figueroa, Julio E., Densen, Peter, Giclas, Patricia C., Marshall, Gary S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Complement C8 - deficiency
Complement C8 - genetics
Female
Haemophilus Infections - immunology
Haemophilus Infections - microbiology
Haemophilus influenzae - classification
Haemophilus influenzae - immunology
Humans
Infant
Meningitis - immunology
Meningitis - microbiology
Neisseria meningitidis - immunology
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Summary:A child who had had meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b, and then had meningococcal meningitis, was found to have familial deficiency of the beta subunit of the eighth component of complement. The child had not received the H. influenzae type b vaccine. If this deficiency is discovered, we recommend that family members be screened, regardless of their health status. (J P EDIATR 1996;128:102-3)
ISSN:0022-3476
1097-6833
DOI:10.1016/S0022-3476(96)70436-5