Severe Soft Tissue Infection of the Lower Extremity Caused by <i>Haemophilus influenzae</i> (serotype f, biotype II) in an Adult Patient
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- Hagiya Hideharu
- Emergency Unit and Critical Care Center, Tsuyama Central Hospital, Japan
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- Murase Tomoko
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Division of Microbiology, Tsuyama Central Hospital, Japan
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- Naito Hiromichi
- Emergency Unit and Critical Care Center, Tsuyama Central Hospital, Japan
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- Hagioka Shingo
- Emergency Unit and Critical Care Center, Tsuyama Central Hospital, Japan
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- Morimoto Naoki
- Emergency Unit and Critical Care Center, Tsuyama Central Hospital, Japan
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The infection caused by non-b-type Haemophilus influenzae has been increasing in this Hib (H.influenzae serotype b) vaccination era. H.influenzae serotype f (Hif) is considered as one of those emerging pathogens. In general, H.influenzae is a common pathogen of such as pneumonia, otitis media, and meningitis, but is rare in soft tissue infection, especially at the extremity. We report a rare case of severe soft tissue infection caused by Hif which occurred at the lower extremity of immunocompetent adult patient.<br>
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- Internal Medicine
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Internal Medicine 51 (13), 1783-1787, 2012
一般社団法人 日本内科学会