title: Case report of spinal epidural abscess caused by Haemophilus paraphrophilus.
abstract: Haemophilus paraphrophilus was recovered in pure culture from purulent material collected at surgery from a patient presenting with a spinal epidural abscess and a severe neurological deficit. This is the first report of such an occurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Texas Medical School, Houston 77030.
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Scerpella
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Oefinger
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D000368:Aged; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004824:Epidural Space; D006190:Haemophilus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D002443:Ceftriaxone