Isolation of Haemophilus Species from the Genital Tract

Haemophilus influenzae was isolated from the urethra of three of 85 men attending a sexually transmitted diseases clinic. These isolates of H. influenzae were nonencapsulated; one was biotype III, and two were biotype IV. Haemophilus parainflu enzae was isolated from the urethra or coronal sulcus of...

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Published in:Sexually transmitted diseases 1983-04, Vol.10 (2), p.56-61
Main Authors: MESSING, MARK, SOTTNEK, FRANCES O., BIDDLE, JAMES W., SCHLATER, LINDA K., KRAMER, MARK A., KRAUS, STEPHEN J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chancroid - microbiology
Chancroid - transmission
Culture Media
Female
Haemophilus - isolation & purification
Humans
Male
Original Articles
Urethra - microbiology
Urogenital System - microbiology
Vagina - microbiology
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Summary:Haemophilus influenzae was isolated from the urethra of three of 85 men attending a sexually transmitted diseases clinic. These isolates of H. influenzae were nonencapsulated; one was biotype III, and two were biotype IV. Haemophilus parainflu enzae was isolated from the urethra or coronal sulcus of five men; three isolates were biotype II, and two were biotype III. Neither H. influenzae nor H. parainfluenzae was isolated from the genital secretions of 84 women. Haemophilus ducreyi and Haemophilus equigenitalis (contagious equine metritis bacterium) were not isolated from any of the 169 patients.
ISSN:0148-5717
1537-4521
DOI:10.1097/00007435-198304000-00002