Abstract
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. Case Review 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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