Literature DB >> 19579703

Haemophilus parainfluenzae meningitis in an adult associated with acute otitis media.

Rita Cardines1, Maria Giufrè, Marta Luisa Ciofi degli Atti, Marisa Accogli, Paola Mastrantonio, Marina Cerquetti.   

Abstract

A case of Haemophilus parainfluenzae meningitis in a woman with a 3-day history of acute otitis media is reported. Her medical history included bladder cancer surgery. Unequivocal identification of the isolate was obtained by using molecular techniques such as 16S rRNA sequencing besides to conventional culture methods. To investigate bacterial virulent traits possibly related to invasive properties, in vitro serum resistance of our isolate was analyzed, but it was found serum susceptible. Our study demonstrates that H. parainfluenzae can be considered an opportunistic pathogen able to cause life-threatening infections not only in children but also in patients with underlying conditions.

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Year:  2009        PMID: 19579703

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  New Microbiol        ISSN: 1121-7138            Impact factor:   2.479


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1.  Emergence of extensively drug-resistant Haemophilus parainfluenzae in Switzerland.

Authors:  Regula Tinguely; Salome N Seiffert; Hansjakob Furrer; Vincent Perreten; Sara Droz; Andrea Endimiani
Journal:  Antimicrob Agents Chemother       Date:  2013-04-01       Impact factor: 5.191

2.  Purulent pericarditis caused by Haemophilus parainfluenzae.

Authors:  Yevgeniy Latyshev; Aswin Mathew; Jeffrey M Jacobson; Eron Sturm
Journal:  Tex Heart Inst J       Date:  2013

3.  Emergence of multidrug resistance among Haemophilus parainfluenzae from respiratory and urogenital samples in Barcelona, Spain.

Authors:  Yanik Sierra; Aida González-Díaz; Fe Tubau; Arkaitz Imaz; Meritxell Cubero; Jordi Càmara; Josefina Ayats; Sara Martí; Carmen Ardanuy
Journal:  Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis       Date:  2019-12-11       Impact factor: 3.267

4.  Haemophilus haemolyticus isolates causing clinical disease.

Authors:  Raydel Anderson; Xin Wang; Elizabeth C Briere; Lee S Katz; Amanda C Cohn; Thomas A Clark; Nancy E Messonnier; Leonard W Mayer
Journal:  J Clin Microbiol       Date:  2012-05-09       Impact factor: 5.948

5.  Haemophilus parainfluenzae as a marker of the upper respiratory tract microbiota changes under the influence of preoperative prophylaxis with or without postoperative treatment in patients with lung cancer.

Authors:  Urszula Kosikowska; Anna Biernasiuk; Paweł Rybojad; Renata Łoś; Anna Malm
Journal:  BMC Microbiol       Date:  2016-04-06       Impact factor: 3.605

6.  The Association of Chronic Hepatitis C with Respiratory Microbiota Disturbance on the Basis of Decreased Haemophilus Spp. Colonization.

Authors:  Urszula Kosikowska; Anna Biernasiuk; Izabela Korona-Głowniak; Sławomir Kiciak; Krzysztof Tomasiewicz; Anna Malm
Journal:  Med Sci Monit       Date:  2016-02-25

7.  Identification of polysaccharide capsules among extensively drug-resistant genitourinary Haemophilus parainfluenzae isolates.

Authors:  Aida González-Díaz; Fe Tubau; Miguel Pinto; Yanik Sierra; Meritxell Cubero; Jordi Càmara; Josefina Ayats; Paula Bajanca-Lavado; Carmen Ardanuy; Sara Marti
Journal:  Sci Rep       Date:  2019-03-14       Impact factor: 4.379

8.  Inhibitory effect of N-ethyl-3-amino-5-oxo-4-phenyl-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-1-carbothioamide on Haemophilus spp. planktonic or biofilm-forming cells.

Authors:  Urszula Kosikowska; Anna Malm; Monika Pitucha; Barbara Rajtar; Malgorzata Polz-Dacewicz
Journal:  Med Chem Res       Date:  2013-08-23       Impact factor: 1.965

9.  Nasopharyngeal and Adenoid Colonization by Haemophilus influenzae and Haemophilus parainfluenzae in Children Undergoing Adenoidectomy and the Ability of Bacterial Isolates to Biofilm Production.

Authors:  Urszula Kosikowska; Izabela Korona-Głowniak; Artur Niedzielski; Anna Malm
Journal:  Medicine (Baltimore)       Date:  2015-05       Impact factor: 1.889

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