Haemophilus influenzae sepsis resulting from pneumonia.
Haemophilus influenzae is a pleomorphic gram-negative bacterium that causes a myriad of infections in both adults and children. The organism frequently causes respiratory infections in patients with obstructive lung disease but may on occasion cause invasive infections including pneumonia with bacteremia. We report the case of a patient with underlying lung disease and metastatic malignancy in whom sepsis related to pneumonia caused by H. influenzae developed.
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South Dayton Acute Care Consultants, OH 45429, USA.
D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications; D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D018746:Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents