Table 3 Distribution of Haemophilus influenzae and Haemophilus parainfluenzae biotypes in healthy people and in patients with sarcoidosis
Healthy people | Patients with sarcoidosis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Biotype | Nasopharynx | Nasopharynx | Sputum | Total |
No. (%) of isolates | ||||
Haemophilus influenzae | n = 1 | n = 19 | ||
II | 0 (0) | 3 (15.8) | 0 (0) | 3 (15.8) |
III | 0 (0) | 2 (10.5) | 7 (36.8) | 9 (47.4) |
VI | 1 (100) | 1 (5.3) | 4 (21.1) | 5 (26.3) |
VIII | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (10.5) | 2 (10.5) |
Haemophilus parainfluenzae | n = 65 | n = 96 | ||
I | 38 (58.5) | 25 (26.0) | 33 (34.4) | 58 (60.4) |
II | 13 (20.0) | 15 (15.6) | 14 (14.6) | 29 (30.2) |
III | 8 (12.3) | 5 (5.2) | 1 (1.04) | 6 (6.3) |
IV | 4 (6.2) | 1 (1.04) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.04) |
VI | 1 (1.5) | 1 (1.04) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.04) |
VII | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.04) | 1 (1.04) |
VIII | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |