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Characterization ofHaemophilus influenzae isolated from patients with otitis media

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Two hundred and twenty-threeHaemophilus influenzae strains isolated from patients with otitis media throughout France were characterized by biotype, serotype, antibiotic susceptibility, type of beta-lactamase production and human erythrocyte agglutination properties. All strains fell in one of two groups. One group consisted of encapsulated type b strains, 50% of which were biotype I, often resistant to ampicillin (38.5% of beta-lactamase producing strains) and seldom positive for haemagglutination (3.8%). The second group was composed of non-encapsulated strains, 42% of which were of biotype II, 10.6% beta-lactamase producers and 10.5% positive for haemagglutination.

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Dabernat, H., Delmas, C., Rich, C. et al. Characterization ofHaemophilus influenzae isolated from patients with otitis media. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 7, 219–225 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01963092

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