1. Haemophilus paraphrophilusEndocarditis in a Prolapsed Mitral Valve
- Author
-
Sally Jo Rubin, Robert W. Lyons, Malkanthie De Silva, Eugene S. Rotatori, and Joseph P. Liss
- Subjects
Adult ,Haemophilus Infections ,biology ,business.industry ,Haemophilus ,Mitral Valve Insufficiency ,Endocarditis, Bacterial ,General Medicine ,Aggregatibacter aphrophilus ,biology.organism_classification ,medicine.disease ,Prolapsed Mitral Valve ,Microbiology ,Haemophilus paraphrophilus ,Echocardiography ,Ampicillin ,medicine ,Humans ,Endocarditis ,Mitral valve prolapse ,Female ,business ,medicine.drug - Abstract
A case of Haemophilus paraphrophilus endocarditis successfully treated with ampicillin is described. The patient, a 24-year-old woman, had a prolapsed mitral valve. The organism was initially misidentified as H. parainfluenzae , which it closely resembles. H. paraphrophilus is distinguished by its requirement of 10% CO2 for growth on NaCl-free medium and its inability to ferment xylose.
- Published
- 1976
- Full Text
- View/download PDF