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BACTEREMIA CAUSED BY A BETA‐LACTAMASE PRODUCING HAEMOPHILUS PARAINFLUENZAE STRAIN OF A NEW BIOTYPE
Author(s) -
BRUUN B.,
CHRISTENSEN J. J.,
KILIAN M.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
acta pathologica microbiologica scandinavica series b: microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0108-0180
DOI - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1984.tb02807.x
Subject(s) - haemophilus parainfluenzae , microbiology and biotechnology , haemophilus , bacteremia , strain (injury) , haemophilus influenzae , biology , medicine , virology , bacteria , antibiotics , genetics
A case of Haemophilus parainfluenzae bacteremia without known infectious focus is reported. Phenotypically, the isolated strain is a typical H. parainfluenzae except for its ability to produce indole and beta‐lactamase. Beta‐lactamase producing H. parainfluenzae organisms are encountered occasionally, but to the best of our knowledge this is the first reported blood culture isolate with this ability. We propose a new biotype (IV) of H. parainfluenzae to accomodate strains that are indole, urease and ornithine decarboxylase positive.