Haemophilus influenzae as a cause of salpingitis.
A case is reported of acute unilateral salpingitis, the cause of which was Haemophilus influenzae cultured from a pus sample taken from the infected Fallopian tube during laparotomy. The significance of the findings is discussed with reference to the literature.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D012488:Salpingitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
D000667:Ampicillin