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HAEMOPHILUS MENINGITIS [2 records]

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Record 1 2005-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Bacterial Diseases
DEF

A gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Haemophilus that occurs in the human respiratory tract and causes acute respiratory infections, acute conjunctivitis, and purulent meningitis.

OBS

Type b is the most common pathogenic form of the bacterium [causing infections especially among young children].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Maladies bactériennes
DEF

Bacille gram-négatif, court, isolé, en paires ou parfois en courtes chaînes, responsable d'infections respiratoires, de complications de la grippe, de conjonctivites, de méningites, d'arthrites purulentes et de sinusites.

OBS

Ce germe avait initialement été rendu responsable de la grippe, d'où son nom d'influenzae, jusqu'à l'isolement du virus grippal en 1933.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Bacterial Diseases
CONT

Until recently, HIB [Haemophilus influenzae type b] was one of the most important causes of bacterial infection in young children. HIB may cause a variety of diseases such as meningitis(inflammation of the coverings of the spinal column and brain), blood stream infections, pneumonia, arthritis and infections of other parts of the body.

OBS

Haemophilus influenzae is a pleomorphic gram-negative coccobacillus that may be either encapsulated (types a-f) or unencapsulated (nontypeable). Most cases of invasive diseases in children, before the introduction of H. influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccination, were caused by type b.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Maladies bactériennes
CONT

Haemophilus influenzae b est une bactérie de la gorge et des voies aériennes supérieures à l'origine d'infections graves chez le nourrisson et chez le jeune enfant.

OBS

En 1930, Pittman a établi la classification des souches encapsulées en six sérotypes (a à f) et a montré que les souches capsulées de type b étaient responsables de la majorité des infections invasives, essentiellement chez le nourrisson. Le développement des vaccins anti-H influenzae de type b (Hib) a permis d'assister, dans la dernière décennie, à une diminution franche de l'incidence des formes invasives d'infections à H influenzae.

Spanish

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