Haemophilus influenzae osteomyelitis in adults: a report of 4 frontal bone infections and a review of the literature.

Autor: Sarria JC; Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock 79430, USA., Vidal AM, Kimbrough RC 3rd
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases [Scand J Infect Dis] 2001; Vol. 33 (4), pp. 263-5.
DOI: 10.1080/003655401300077243
Abstrakt: Haemophilus influenzae occasionally causes hematogenous long-bone osteomyelitis in children. In adults, however, bone infections caused by this organism are extremely rare. We report four adult cases of H. influenzae frontal bone osteomyelitis and review 12 cases from the literature.
Databáze: MEDLINE