An adult with haemophilus meningitis: case report
Smith, E.R.
New Zealand Medical Journal 83(564): 367-368
1976
ISSN/ISBN: 0028-8446 PMID: 1066566 Document Number: 109360
An adult woman was found to have acute pyogenic meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae. Recent reports questioning the rarity of this form of adult meningitis are briefly reviewed.
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