Table 3. Clinical illness in Alaskan and northern Canadian children and adults with invasive Haemophilus influenzae type a disease, 2000–2005*.
Diagnosis |
Alaska (n = 11) |
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Northern Canada (n = 31) |
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North American Arctic (n = 42) |
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Children (n = 7), no. (%) |
Adults (n = 4), no. (%) |
Children (n = 27), no. (%) |
Adults (n = 4), no. (%) |
Children (n = 34), no. (%) |
Adults (n = 8), no. (%) |
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Meningitis | 2 (29) | 0 | 12 (44) | 0 | 14 (41) | 0 | ||
Pneumonia | 3 (43) | 3 (75) | 4 (15) | 2 (50) | 7 (21) | 5 (62) | ||
Bacteremia | 0 | 1 (25) | 6 (22) | 1 (25) | 6 (18) | 2 (25) | ||
Septic arthritis | 2 (29) | 0 | 3 (11) | 0 | 5 (15) | 0 | ||
Other† | 0 | 0 | 2 (8) | 1 (25) | 2 (3) | 1 (13) |
*Children, <18 years of age; adults, >18 years of age. †Includes osteomyelitis (1 child), pericarditis (1 adult), and cellulitis (1 child).