@article{mbs:/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/00222615-38-5-378, author = "Hansman, D. and Lawrence, A.", title = "Outer-Membrane Protein and Immunoblot Analysis of Australian Isolates of Haemophilus Influenzae", journal= "Journal of Medical Microbiology", year = "1993", volume = "38", number = "5", pages = "378-383", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/00222615-38-5-378", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/00222615-38-5-378", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1473-5644", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "Summary Strains of Haemophilus influenzae isolated from children in South Australia and the Northern Territory with systemic infections (mostly meningitis or epiglottitis) were subjected to serotyping, biotyping, outer-membrane protein (OMP) analysis and immunoblot subtyping. All 65 isolates examined were from blood or cerebrospinal fluid; 59 (91%) of the strains were identified as type b and the remainder as either type a (two strains) or non-typable (four strains). Of the 59 type b strains, 45 (76%) belonged to a single OMP subtype (equivalent to subtype 3L in the Barenkamp scheme); the remaining type b strains belonged to five other OMP subtypes. No correlation was apparent between OMP subtype and geographical region, clinical diagnosis or antimicrobial drug susceptibility pattern. Immunoblot subtyping enabled nine (18%) of 41 strains belonging to the principal OMP subtype to be distinguished from the remainder.", }