A case of H. parainfluenzae endocarditis is presented in a patient with mitral valve prolapse, which illustrates the difficulty in diagnosing endocarditis when initial blood cultures are negative. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 74-year-old man presented with neck pain and subsequently developed incomplete quadriparesis. A cervical epidural abscess and vertebral osteomyelitis were detected by radiologic studies. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

His complaint of neck pain associated with intermittent fever and chills was initially concerning for meningitis; therefore, after obtaining a cranial computed tomography (CT) scan, a lumbar puncture was performed. [journals.sagepub.com]

pain NR Abscess culture Blood cultures (-) Vancomycin tobramycin aztreonam TMP/SMZ tobramycin Ciprofloxacin Abscess drainage Cure/4 3(7/1992) Beauvais C 70/F Vertebral Colon cancer 15 years before Colonoscopy and gastroscopy 1 month before 6 Back pain [jbji.net]

There was spontaneous rupture of membranes for   12 hours before delivery. The duration of labor in the water tub was not documented. The mother reported a rapid vaginal delivery after three pushes. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A case of H. parainfluenzae endocarditis is presented in a patient with mitral valve prolapse, which illustrates the difficulty in diagnosing endocarditis when initial blood cultures are negative. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

We report a case of H. parainfluenzae endocarditis in which confusion related to microbial identification was resolved by the analysis of 16S ribosomal RNA sequences. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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The non- Haemophilus spp. were chosen as extended negative controls for the FISH evaluation because they are representatives of commensal or pathological flora of the naso-oro-pharyngeal mucous membranes that should not be confused with Haemophilus spp [journals.plos.org]

We present the case of a 49-year-old man with a bicuspid aortic valve who presented to the emergency department with limb weakness and a fever. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Haemophilus parainfluenzae was isolated from the urethral discharge of a man with urethritis. The patient responded favorably to treatment with amoxicillin. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

IgA-N patients with macroscopic hematuria or arterio(lo)sclerosis had a significantly higher IgA antibody titer than other IgA-N patients. There was no relationship between renal lesions and IgG or IgM antibody titers in any group. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]