Septic arthritis caused by an unusual type of Haemophilus influenzae

A healthy 3.5-month-old infant developed septic arthritis with Haemophilus influenzae type f isolated from the knee aspirate and blood. The patient had no obvious risk factors and immunological evaluation revealed no abnormalities. To our knowledge, there are only two reported childhood cases of sep...

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Published in:The Journal of infection 1996-03, Vol.32 (2), p.143-145
Main Authors: Glatman-Freedman, Aharona, Litman, Nathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arthritis, Infectious - etiology
Bacterial arthritis and osteitis
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Haemophilus Infections - etiology
Haemophilus influenzae
Haemophilus influenzae - isolation & purification
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infant
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
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Summary:A healthy 3.5-month-old infant developed septic arthritis with Haemophilus influenzae type f isolated from the knee aspirate and blood. The patient had no obvious risk factors and immunological evaluation revealed no abnormalities. To our knowledge, there are only two reported childhood cases of septic arthritis caused by non-type b H. influenzae, but this is the first one to be reported in a child without an underlying disorder. The importance of serotyping H. influenzae isolates in the H. influenzae type b vaccine era, and the need to look for predisposing factors in paediatric patients with invasive disease caused by non-type b H. influenzae are discussed.
ISSN:0163-4453
1532-2742
DOI:10.1016/S0163-4453(96)91405-X