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J Clin Microbiol. 1981 December; 14(6): 695-696

Lethal Meningoencephalitis and Septicemia Caused by Haemophilus influenzae Type f in an Adult with Multiple Myeloma

¹ Department of Pathology, Forbes Health System (East Suburban Health Center), Monroeville, Pennsylvania 15146
² Department of Medicine, Forbes Health System (East Suburban Health Center), Monroeville, Pennsylvania 15146

ABSTRACT

A patient with chemotherapy-treated multiple myeloma developed overwhelming sepsis and meningoencephalitis with Haemophilus influenzae type f. Typable H. influenzae other than type b has only rarely been reported as a cause of serious disease in adults. The patient's immunosuppressed status presumably predisposed her to this unusual infection.

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