| Front | Name (3) diseases which are caused by nontypeable H.influenzae |
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| Back | Rhinosinusitis Bronchitis Conjunctivitis H.influenzae (nontypeable strains meaning they lack a capsule) are associated with URTI such as acute and chronic otitis and sinusitis. Nontypeable species lack a capsule so no vaccine can be made Typeable strains such as H. influenzae type b (Hib) cause invasive disease such as epiglottitis | pneumonia | meningitis in unimmunized individuals |
Tags: microbiology
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