Abstract
Haemophilus segnis is a rarely recognised commensal in the oropharynx. We wish to report the first published case of endocarditis caused by H. segnis. The patient, a 76-year-old female did not recover until after 2 courses of ampicillin given for a total of 57 days. In the second course of treatment, ampicillin was combined with 10 days of netilmicin therapy.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Journal of Infection |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 81-5 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISSN | 0163-4453 |
| Publication status | Published - 1988 |
Keywords
- Aged
- Ampicillin
- Antibodies, Bacterial
- Echocardiography
- Endocarditis, Bacterial
- Female
- Haemophilus
- Haemophilus Infections
- Humans
- Immunoelectrophoresis, Two-Dimensional
- Netilmicin