Haemophilus parainfluenzae infection of the central nervous system. A report on two infants.
Two cases of infection of the central nervous system (CNS) with Haemophilus parainfluenzae--a 12-month-old girl with meningitis and a 17-month-old girl with brain abscess--are reported. Both infants had long-standing upper respiratory infection before CNS disease. Both recovered after treatment.
D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008583:Meningitis, Haemophilus / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D018108:Respirovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification
D002701:Chloramphenicol; D000667:Ampicillin