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Nontypable Haemophilus influenzae Septicemia and Urinary Tract Infection Associated with Renal Stone Disease
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Stærk, Marianne Tolouee, Sara Christensen, Jens Jørgen E. |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Abstract | Introduction Haemophilus influenzae commonly causes upper respiratory tract infections and has only rarely been reported etiology of urinary tract infections. Since the introduction of the Haemophilus influenzae b (Hib) vaccine, non-typable haemophilus species now cause the majority of invasive disease in Europe. Case Report We report a case of an adult man with non-typable Haemophilus influenzae septicemia, urinary tract infection and bilateral renal stone disease. The patient presented with right sided flank pain and a CT scan showed bilateral renal stones and a right sided ureteral stone causing obstruction. Results and Discussion Haemophilus influenzae was identified in blood and urine and despite a tendency of increasing antibiotic resistance among Haemophilus influenzae, our strain was susceptible to all antibiotics tested. Treatment consisted of 3 days of intravenous cefuroxime, insertion of a right sided JJ ureteric stent and 5 days of peroral ciprofloxacin after discharge. Physicians and microbiologists should be aware of Haemophilus influenzae as a possible urinary tract pathogen, especially when urinary tract abnormalities are present, and take the risk of antibiotic resistance into consideration at initial treatment. |
| Starting Page | 243 |
| Ending Page | 247 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.2174/1874285801812010243 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.benthamopen.com/contents/pdf/TOMICROJ/TOMICROJ-12-243.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 30197697 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.2174/1874285801812010243 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 12 |
| Journal | The open microbiology journal |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |