Haemophilus influenzae cellulitis after bite injuries in children.
The authors recently saw 2 children with Haemophilus influenzae cellulitis after bite injuries. In one the infection of a finger became evident 2 days after a guinea pig bite. In the second, cellulitis of the cheek developed a week after a bite wound from a child. Although H influenzae cellulitis as a result of bacteremia arising from the upper respiratory tract is rather frequent, infection after a bite injury is a very unusual event.
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D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000382:microbiology*; D001734:Bites, Human / Q000382:microbiology*; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male