PART 8: Infectious Diseases
SECTION 6 Diseases Caused by Gram-Negative Bacteria
145 Haemophilus and Moraxella Infections
 | Figure 145-1 Estimated incidence (rate per 100,000) of invasive disease due to Haemophilus influenzae type b among children <5 years of age: 1987–2000. Fewer than 40 cases per year have been reported since 2000. (Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.) |
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 | Figure 145-2 Chancroid with characteristic penile ulcers and associated left inguinal adenitis (bubo). |
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 | Figure 145-3 Cumulative results of a prospective study (1994–2004) of bacterial infection in COPD showing etiology of exacerbations. The numbers of exacerbations shown indicate the acquisition of a new strain simultaneous with clinical symptoms of an exacerbation. NTHI, nontypable H. influenzae; M.cat, M.... |
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