Meningitis y artritis por Haemophilus influenzae en un adulto

Abstract

Haemophilus influenzae has traditionally been considered as an infectious agent that predominantly affects children; instead, in adults it has been Linked either to respiratory infections or to gevere infections occurring when predisposing factors are present. We describe a 30 year-old drug adict patient that presented with meningitis and arthritis; both latex test and cerebrospinal fluid culture were positive for Haemophilus influenzae. He was treated with ampicilin 2 gm, I. V. every four hours and improved without sequelae. This microorganism must be considered among those affecting adult patients specially when predisposing factors for infection are present.