Table 1.
Characteristics of H. influenzae isolate collections from Finland, Israel, and the US
| Isolation site | # in Initial Collectiona |
Typeable | Non- Hib |
Contam.c | Total Removed |
# in Final database |
Isolation Date |
Age in monthsd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland OM | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1994–96 | 2 – 24 |
| Finland Commensal | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 1999 | 10 – 24 |
| Israel OM | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 2000–01 | 6 – 48 |
| Israel Commensal | 30 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 2001–02 | 1 – 59 |
| US OM | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 1996–2001 | 7 – 84 |
| US Commensal | 41 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 27 | 1998–2001 | < 36 |
| Total OM | 98 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 95 | 1994–2001 | 2 – 84 |
| Total Commensal | 101 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 26 | 75 | 1998–2002 | 1 – 59 |
a
Number of isolates randomly selected from the collection.
b
Number of selected isolates designated as non-H. influenzae.
c
Number of selected isolates with unresolvable contamination.
d
Age range in months of the children from whom the isolates were collected.