PEDIATRICS Vol. 45 No. 5 May 1970, pp. 856-857
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Haemophilus Parainfluenzae Meningitis in a 4-Year-Old Boy

James A. Barnshaw M.D.1 and Carol F. Phillips M.D.1

1 Department of Pediatrics, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont 05401

Type b Haemophilus influenzae is the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in children and infants between 6 months and 5 years of age. In contrast, H. parainfluenzae is a rare cause of meningitis in infants, children, and adults. The organism has been associated with subacute bacterial endocarditis with brain abscess1 but a review of the literature reveals only one case report of H. parainfluenzae meningitis, which occurred in a 2-day-old infant.2 This report reviews a case of H. parainfluenzae meningitis in a 4-year-old boy.

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On June 14, 1969, D. C., a 4-year-old Caucasian boy, was admitted to the Mary Fletcher Unit of the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont with suspected meningitis.




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