title: Haemophilus parainfluenzae: report of an unusual cause of neonatal sepsis and a literature review.
abstract: Haemphilus parainfluenzae, an unusual cause of early-onset neonatal sepsis, is rarely reported. Risk factors for this serious infection include prolonged rupture of membranes, choriamnionitis, and prematurity. A high index of suspicion, proper culture techniques, and rapid species identification are needed to diagnose H. parainfluenzae sepsis. We present the first documented case from India with a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. binugvd@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Binu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Govind
authors.forename: Balaji
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Veeraraghavan
authors.forename: Shalini
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Anandan
authors.forename: Niranjan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D044135:Haemophilus parainfluenzae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology