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Small gram negative bacillus, encapsulated or not (non=non-typeable).
Normal respiratory flora.
Invasive disease sharply declined after Hib conjugate vaccine widely used, especially in children <5yrs old who were the main victims.
Most invasive disease is now caused by non-typable strains.
Colonizer of the upper respiratory tract.
May cause invasive disease including:
Precautions:
Precautions for pneumonia:
Precautions for meningitis: