%0 Journal Article
%T Caracterizaci¨®n de cepas de Haemophilus influenzae mediante fermentaci¨®n de az¨²cares
%A LLANES CABALLERO
%A RAFAEL
%A AZAHARES ROMERO
%A LUIS E.
%A P¨¦REZ MONRAS
%A MIRIAM F.
%A MART¨ªNEZ D¨ªAZ
%A ALICIA
%J Revista Cubana de Medicina Tropical
%D 1997
%I Centro Nacional de Informaci¨®n de Ciencias M¨¦dicas
%X 64 haemophilus influenzae strains circulating in havana city during a year were characterized by the carbohidrate fermentation method for the first time in cuba. the fermentative pattern d was the most frequently found. patterns d and g together were 72 % of the total of strains studied. the combination of the carbohidrate fermentation with serotypping and biotyping allowed a greater differentiation of strains (14 groups). patterns a, b, c and f appeared in children over 6 months of age, and pattern g in the group from 6 to 18. patterns d and g predominated in the bacterial meningoencephalitis. a higher heterogeneity was observed among the strains isolated from acute respiratory infections. some of the advantages of the heaemophilus influenzae strains subtyping method are stressed, such as: simplicity, easiness to be applied and interpreted, and the fact that it is not necessary a qualified personnel or a specialized laboratory for its implementation.
%K haemophilus influenze [classification]
%K bacterial typing techniques
%K haemophilus infections
%K prospective studies.
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