Tamargo MI, Mune JM, Rodríguez MO, Toraño PG, Fuentes GK

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ABSTRACT

Background: Meningitis by Haemophilus influenzae is a very common infectious disease in children. In areas where vaccination campaigns have not been effective, serotype b continuous to be the most isolated from cephalospinal samples in children five years old or less. Objective: To characterize strains isolated from several regions of Cuba by outer membrane protein (OMP) analysis.Material and methods: It was made a subtype of 500 isolated strains of Haemophilus ifluenzae by outer membrane protein (OMP) by SDS-PAGE. Results: The majority were 18L (41%) and 2L (32%). 12U (7%), 13L (3%) and 1L (3%) were another subtypes found. Conclusions: In spite of the strains were originated by invasive infections, most of OMP isolated subtypes are different to those in other geographic areas. The distribution of OMP patterns was not different among the western, center and eastern areas of Cuba.

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