Meningitis and septicemia due to Haemophilus influenzae serotype e, biotype IV.
Haemophilus influenzae, serotype e, biotype IV, is a rare cause of infection. We studied a 22-year-old white male who developed septicemia and meningitis due to this pathogen. It is most probable that cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea caused by a defect in the medial sphenoid region provided the portal of entry.
D000328:Adult; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008583:Meningitis, Haemophilus / Q000209:etiology*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology*