Publications

brazilian purpuric fever--mato grosso, brazil.	brazilian purpuric fever (bpf) is a life-threatening pediatric infection that is preceded by conjunctivitis and caused by a specific strain of haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius (bpf clone). bpf was recognized during 1984 in the state of sao paulo, brazil, when 10 children in a town of 20,000 persons died of an acute febrile illness associated with purpura and vascular collapse. until december 1989, no cases of bpf had been reported outside of sao paulo and the neighboring state of parana ...	1990	2123287
brazilian purpuric fever identified in a new region of brazil. the brazilian purpuric fever study group.	brazilian purpuric fever (bpf) is a life-threatening pediatric infection that is preceded by conjunctivitis and caused by haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius. bpf was first recognized during 1984 in the state of sao paulo. bpf was not reported in brazil outside of sao paulo and the neighboring state of parana until december 1989, when children with bpf were identified in the state of mato grosso. by april 1990, 10 children with confirmed bpf were identified from six widely separated cities ...	1992	1588153
comparative efficacy of oral rifampin and topical chloramphenicol in eradicating conjunctival carriage of haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius. brazilian purpuric fever study group.	persistent conjunctival carriage of the haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius (hae) strain (bpf clone) responsible for brazilian purpuric fever (bpf) has been documented. topical chloramphenicol is routinely used to treat conjunctivitis in areas affected by bpf in brazil. although the bpf clone is susceptible to chloramphenicol, we observed a number of children treated with topical chloramphenicol for conjunctivitis who still developed bpf. during an investigation of an outbreak of bpf in ma ...	1992	1448311