Treatment failure in Haemophilus influenzae due to a beta-lactamase low-level ampicillin-resistant organism - 08/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.jinf.2008.06.024
Vishnu van der Ploeg a, Luc B.S. Gelinck a, Iris J.A.M. Jonkers b, Jacqueline S. Mourer b, Alje P. van Dam c, ⁎ 
a Department of Infectious Diseases, C5-P, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
b Department of Nephrology, C3-R, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
c Department of Medical Microbiology, E4-P Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
Corresponding author. Present address: Department of Medical Microbiology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, P.O. Box 95500, 1090 HM Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 20 599 3018; fax: +31 20 599 3107.Summary |
Haemophilus influenzae is a rare causative organism of vertebral osteomyelitis in an adult. Cases reported in the literature were mainly caused by ampicillin-susceptible type b strains. Here we describe the first case of vertebral osteomyelitis due to a non-typeable, beta-lactamase low-level ampicillin-resistant H. influenzae strain with failure of prolonged intravenous amoxicillin treatment.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Spondylitis, Vertebral osteomyelitis, BLNAR, Haemophilus influenzae, Non-typeable
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Vol 57 - N° 6
P. 485-488 - décembre 2008 Retour au numéro
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