Haemophilus influenzae osteomyelitis in adults: A report of 4 frontal bone infections and a review of the literature

J. C. Sarria; A. M. Vidal; R. C. Kimbrough

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Haemophilus influenzae osteomyelitis in adults: A report of 4 frontal bone infections and a review of the literature

J. C. Sarria, A. M. Vidal, R. C. Kimbrough

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Haemophilus influenzae occasionally causes hematogenous long-bone osteomyelitis in children. In adults, however, bone infections caused by this organism are extremely rare. We report four adult cases of H. influenza frontal bone osteomyelitis and review 12 cases from the literature.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	263-265
Number of pages	3
Journal	Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume	33
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/003655401300077243
State	Published - 2001
Externally published	Yes

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