Haemophilus haemolyticus Isolates Causing Clinical Disease
Author(s) -
Raydel Anderson,
Xin Wang,
Elizabeth C. Briere,
Lee S. Katz,
Amanda Cohn,
Thomas A. Clark,
Nancy E. Messonnier,
Leonard W. Mayer
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.06575-11
Subject(s) - haemophilus influenzae , staphylococcus haemolyticus , haemophilus , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , biology , virology , bacteria , staphylococcus , staphylococcus aureus , antibiotics , genetics
We report seven cases of Haemophilus haemolyticus invasive disease detected in the United States, which were previously misidentified as nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae. All cases had different symptoms and presentations. Our study suggests that a testing scheme that includes reliable PCR assays and standard microbiological methods should be used in order to improve H. haemolyticus identification.
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