Recommendations for application of Haemophilus influenzae PCR diagnostics to respiratory specimens for children living in northern Australia: a retrospective re-analysis.

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Beissbarth, J
Binks, MJ
Marsh, RL
Chang, AB
Leach, AJ
Smith-Vaughan, HC
Griffith University Author(s)
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2018
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Abstract
Objective: Haemophilus haemolyticus can be misidentified as nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) due to their phenotypic similarities in microbiological culture. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of misidentified NTHi in respiratory specimens from children living in northern Australia. Results: Among respiratory specimens collected in studies between 2010 and 2013, retrospective PCR analysis found that routine culture misidentified H. haemolyticus as NTHi in 0.3% (3/879) of nasal specimens, 25% (14/55) of bronchoalveolar lavage and 40% (12/30) of throat specimens. Therefore, in this population, PCR-based ...
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BMC Research Notes
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11
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1
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Other Medical and Health Sciences
Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Haemophilus haemolyticus (Hh)
Nasopharynx, bronchoalveolar lavage
Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi)
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