Intrauterine infection by non-capsulated Haemophilus influenzae in a case of maternal immunodeficiency. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1980. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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Intrauterine infection by non-capsulated Haemophilus influenzae in a case of maternal immunodeficiency.

Scand J Infect Dis. 1980;12(1):70-3. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/80168865
Branefors P; Elgefors B; Olegard R

Abstract: A 29-year-old woman with an upper respiratory tract infection due to Haemophilus influenzae, gave birth to a premature infant who died after 3 h. The mother's strain was non-capsulated, as were the strains cultured from the infant's blood, lungs, nose, and throat. Antigen analyses revealed, however, that the strains were not identical. The infant probably acquired the infection via the transplacental route. The uncommon infection was in this case attributed to a transient dysgammaglobulinemia in the mother.
Keywords: Adult Case Report Dysgammaglobulinemia/*COMPLICATIONS/IMMUNOLOGY Female Haemophilus influenzae/IMMUNOLOGY Haemophilus Infections/*IMMUNOLOGY Human Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature, Diseases/*ETIOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY/MICROBIOLOGY Male Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/*IMMUNOLOGY Respiratory Tract Infections/IMMUNOLOGY Septicemia/ETIOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY/MICROBIOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLE

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