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. 1992 Jul;30(7):1879–1881. doi: 10.1128/jcm.30.7.1879-1881.1992

Outer membrane protein subtypes of Haemophilus influenzae type b isolates causing invasive disease in Victoria, Australia, from 1988 to 1990.

D A Clements 1, S J MacInnes 1, G L Gilbert 1
PMCID: PMC265399  PMID: 1629347

Abstract

Outer membrane protein subtyping of 187 isolates of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), isolated from children with invasive Hib disease in Victoria, Australia, showed that a single outer membrane protein subtype (1VA) was responsible for 83% of the infections. It was identical to that responsible for the majority of cases of invasive Hib disease in Europe.

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