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Brown T, Shah N, Brown L. Aiding and abetting: Aggregatibacter aphrophilus coinciding with Mycobacterium avium. Am J Med 2014; 127:494-7. [PMID: 24632057 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2013] [Revised: 03/06/2014] [Accepted: 03/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Tyler Brown
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md.
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Jorcano S, Farrús B, Pujol T, Verger E, Marruecos J, Conill C. Brain nodules with lung mass: are they always metastases? Clin Transl Oncol 2008; 10:512-4. [DOI: 10.1007/s12094-008-0241-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Pasqualini L, Mencacci A, Scarponi AM, Leli C, Fabbriciani G, Callarelli L, Schillaci G, Bistoni F, Mannarino E. Cervical spondylodiscitis with spinal epidural abscess caused by Aggregatibacter aphrophilus. J Med Microbiol 2008; 57:652-655. [PMID: 18436600 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47614-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Spondylodiscitis caused by Aggregatibacter aphrophilus, formerly known as Haemophilus paraphrophilus, is an unusual condition and can be very difficult to diagnose. We report a case of cervical spondylodiscitis complicated by spinal epidural abscess in a 63-year-old woman, without underlying predisposing conditions. The source of infection was identified as a periodontal infection. The patient was successfully treated with systemic antibiotics.
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- Leonella Pasqualini
- Internal Medicine, Angiology and Arteriosclerosis Section, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia Medical School, Hospital 'Santa Maria della Misericordia', Piazzale Menghini 1, I-06129 Perugia, Italy
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- Microbiology Section, Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Internal Medicine, Angiology and Arteriosclerosis Section, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia Medical School, Hospital 'Santa Maria della Misericordia', Piazzale Menghini 1, I-06129 Perugia, Italy
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- Internal Medicine, Angiology and Arteriosclerosis Section, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia Medical School, Hospital 'Santa Maria della Misericordia', Piazzale Menghini 1, I-06129 Perugia, Italy
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- Internal Medicine, Angiology and Arteriosclerosis Section, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia Medical School, Hospital 'Santa Maria della Misericordia', Piazzale Menghini 1, I-06129 Perugia, Italy
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- Internal Medicine, Angiology and Arteriosclerosis Section, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia Medical School, Hospital 'Santa Maria della Misericordia', Piazzale Menghini 1, I-06129 Perugia, Italy
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- Internal Medicine, Angiology and Arteriosclerosis Section, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia Medical School, Hospital 'Santa Maria della Misericordia', Piazzale Menghini 1, I-06129 Perugia, Italy
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- Microbiology Section, Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Internal Medicine, Angiology and Arteriosclerosis Section, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia Medical School, Hospital 'Santa Maria della Misericordia', Piazzale Menghini 1, I-06129 Perugia, Italy
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Hart AJ, Thompson P, Casey AT, Davies AP, Stannard AJ. Haemophilus paraphrophilus; a rare cause of intracranial abscess. J Infect 1998; 37:75-6. [PMID: 9733388 DOI: 10.1016/s0163-4453(98)90948-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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We report a case of a 42-year-old man man who presented with neurological symptoms and was found to have an intracranial abscess. A stereotactic aspiration of the abscess yielded a pure growth of Haemophilus paraphrophilus. The patient responded to treatment with cefotaxime. We postulate the mechanism of infection in this patient.
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- A J Hart
- Department of Neurosurgery, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
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Papasian CJ, Reintjes S, Rengachary SS, Neihart RE, Hodges GR. Haemophilus paraphrophilus brain abscess. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 1987; 7:205-9. [PMID: 3308306 DOI: 10.1016/0732-8893(87)90006-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The clinical course of a patient with brain abscess due to Haemophilus paraphrophilus is described. The organism was recovered in pure culture from purulent material collected at surgery. The role of this organism as a human pathogen is reviewed.
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- C J Papasian
- Laboratory Service, VA Medical Center, Kansas City, MO 64128
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