A case of biliary tract infection caused byHaemophilus parainfluenzae

Presented here is a case of monobacterial peritonitis complicating cholecystitis and caused by an uncommon agent of gastrointestinal infections, Haemophilus parainfluenzae. The pathogenic role of this organism in digestive infections, particularly in those of the biliary tract, has been reported increasingly though sporadically. Indeed, it has been shown to be a coloniser of the gastrointestinal tract, and a recent hypothesis of an ascending route of infection to the biliary tract has been postulated to partly explain its pathogenicity. More frequent identification of Haemophilus parainfluenzae as a causal agent of biliary tract infection would probably be obtained through the use of specific culture media, since its potential implication has been demonstrated.

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Haemophilus parainfluenzae : an Underdiagnosed Pathogen of Biliary Tract Infections?

Frankard

Rodríguez-Villalobos

Struelens

et al. 2004

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Dise

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Biliary Tract Infection Caused by Haemophilus parainfluenzae

Alvarez¹

1999

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

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Haemophilus parainfluenzae was isolated from the bile specimens of 2 patients with acute cholecystitis. The strains were genetically unrelated by the random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD). The 2 H. parainfluenzae strains represented 11.7% of all positive bile cultures inoculated in blood culture bottles. The routine inoculation of bile specimens in media able to support growth of Haemophilus species should be considered.

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Biliary Tract Infection Due to Bile‐Soluble Bacteria: An Intriguing Paradox

et al. 1998

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A case of biliary tract infection caused byHaemophilus parainfluenzae

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Haemophilus parainfluenzae : an Underdiagnosed Pathogen of Biliary Tract Infections?

Haemophilus parainfluenzae : an Underdiagnosed Pathogen of Biliary Tract Infections?

Biliary Tract Infection Caused by Haemophilus parainfluenzae

Biliary Tract Infection Due to Bile‐Soluble Bacteria: An Intriguing Paradox

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