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doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.46.1807. Epub 2007 Feb 15.Haemophilus influenzae type e meningitis and bacteremia in a healthy adult
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Haemophilus influenzae type e meningitis and bacteremia in a healthy adult
Jaffar A Al-Tawfiq. Intern Med.2007.
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Haemophilus influenzae type b causes more than 95% of serious H. influenzae meningitis. H. influenzae type e (Hie) has been implicated in a few cases of meningitis. Here, we present an adult Saudi patient with Hie meningitis and review the literature. The patient, a 19-year-old Saudi male with no significant past medical history, was noted by his family to have some changes in his mentation, confusion and refusal to eat; subsequently, he became unresponsive. Cerebrospinal fluid and blood culture grew Hie. The patient was treated with intravenous ceftriaxone with full recovery.
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