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Haemophilus haemolyticus is infrequently misidentified as Haemophilus influenzae in diagnostic specimens in Australia
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posted on 2023-05-18, 05:37 authored by Zhang, B, Kunde, D, Stephen TristramStephen TristramThe commensal Haemophilus haemolyticus is difficult to differentiate from the respiratory pathogen Haemophilus influenzae using phenotypic tests. In a study that used molecular tests to retrospectively identify 447 phenotypically identified H. influenzae isolates from diagnostic specimens in Australia, only 7 (1.5%) H. haemolyticus were identified.
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Publication title
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious DiseaseVolume
80Issue
4Pagination
272-273ISSN
0732-8893Department/School
School of Health SciencesPublisher
Elsevier Science IncPlace of publication
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