Mycotic aneurysm of the abdominal aorta caused by Haemophilus influenzae type f.
Prior to the advent of the Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine, invasive infections due to H. influenzae type f were rarely described. However, the epidemiology of H. influenzae is changing. While the incidence of invasive infections due to H. influenzae is declining in children, such infections are becoming more common in adults, particularly in the elderly. Here, we report an unusual case of infective aortic aneurysm caused by H. influenzae type f that underlines the emerging clinical relevance and pathogenic capability of this organism.
Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
Carlos J
CJ
Suarez
Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
William A
WA
Glover
Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
James
J
Cowan
Center for Childhood Infections, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA.
Arnold
A
Smith
Veterans Affairs, Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108, USA.|Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
Jill E
JE
Clarridge
D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000473:pathology*; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed