Haemophilus paraphrophilus endocarditis in a prolapsed mitral valve.

Abstract

A case of Haemophilus paraphrophilus endocarditis successfully treated with ampicillin is described. The patient, a 24-year-old woman, had a prolapsed mitral valve. The organism was initally misidentified as H. parainfluenzae, which it closely resembles. H. paraphrophilus is distinguished by its requirement of 10% CO2 for growth on NaCl-free medium and its inability to ferment xylose.

• Authors: M De Silva, S J Rubin, R W Lyons, J P Liss, E S Rotatori
• Journal: American journal of clinical pathology (Am J Clin Pathol) Vol. 66 Issue 5 Pg. 922-6 (Nov 1976) ISSN: 0002-9173 [Print] England
• PMID: 983999 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Ampicillin

Topics

• Adult
• Ampicillin (therapeutic use)
• Echocardiography
• Endocarditis, Bacterial (complications, diagnosis, drug therapy)
• Female
• Haemophilus (isolation & purification)
• Haemophilus Infections (complications, diagnosis, drug therapy)
• Humans
• Mitral Valve Insufficiency (complications)