Haemophilus influenzae infection of an existing lung cyst.
Although Haemophilus influenzae is becoming recognized as a cause of serious pulmonary infections in adults, it has not been previously reported to infect lung cysts. We describe a 25-year-old man who had a lung cyst in which a serious infection developed. Both needle aspiration of the cyst and blood culture confirmed that the infection was caused by H influenzae.
D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae; D006801:Humans; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male