Haemophilus segnis endocarditis.
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.
Bangsborg
J M
JM
Department of Clinical Microbiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Tvede
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Skinhøj
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D000368:Aged; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004452:Echocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006190:Haemophilus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007123:Immunoelectrophoresis, Two-Dimensional; D009428:Netilmicin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D009428:Netilmicin; D000667:Ampicillin