Haemophilus aphrophilus endocarditis

Webb, C.H.; Hogg, G.M.

British Journal of Clinical Practice 44(8): 329-331

1990


ISSN/ISBN: 0007-0947
PMID: 2206842
Document Number: 358397
We report a case of Haemophilus aphrophilus endocarditis involving mitral and tricupsid valves in a boy with congenital heart disease. He had received dental treatment without antibiotic cover. Prolonged high-dose ampicillin with gentamicin was necessary for cure. Short courses of ampicillin alone may not successfully treat H. aphrophilus.

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