The occurrence and significance of Haemophilus spp. isolated from the genitourinary tract is not well known.
Herein, we describe the clinical significance and characteristics of H. influenzae type b genogroup isolated from genitourinary tract specimens of an adult male veteran patient population and in particular, its association with prostatitis and epididymitis.
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Dingle TC1, Clarridge JE 3rd. Are you the author?
Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
Reference: J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Mar 5. Epub ahead of print.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00506-14
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 24599984
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