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[Prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Haemophilus parainfluenzae]

I Christensen1, T Højbjerg

  • 1Esbjerg Centralsygehus, medicinsk og klinisk mikrobiologisk afdeling.

Ugeskrift for Laeger
|January 15, 1990
PubMed
Summary

A rare case of endocarditis caused by Haemophilus parainfluenzae occurred in a patient with a biological heart valve prosthesis after dental work. Longer blood culture incubation is crucial for diagnosing this slow-growing bacteria.

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