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Meningitis and brain abscess due toHaemophilus paraphrophilus

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A case of meningitis and brain abscess due toHaemophilus paraphrophilus in a patient with congenital heart disease is reported. The abscess communicated with the cerebral ventricular system. Although the infecting strain was found to be highly sensitive to ampicillin, the patient died despite appropriate antimicrobial therapy. Characteristics distinguishingHaemophilus paraphrophilus and related species are discussed.

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Jensen, K.T., Højbjerg, T. Meningitis and brain abscess due toHaemophilus paraphrophilus . Eur. J, Clin. Microbiol. 4, 419–421 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02148698

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