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Case Reports
. 2022 Sep 9;14(9):e28970.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.28970. eCollection 2022 Sep.

A Report of Haemophilus influenzae Bacteremia With Acute Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Daphne-Dominique H Villanueva  1 , Jordan P Staton  2 , Asmita A Gupte  3   4
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A Report of Haemophilus influenzae Bacteremia With Acute Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Daphne-Dominique H Villanueva et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Sexually-transmitted organisms that frequently originate from the flora of the lower genital tract are often implicated in pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Haemophilus influenzae, a pathogen found primarily in the upper respiratory tract, has been rarely associated with PID. Here we report a case of a young woman with PID whose blood cultures grew H . influenzae biotype II, a reminder that the endometrium can be the source of systemic H. influenzae infection when no typical primary focus is found.

Keywords: bacteremia; bacterial vaginosis; hemophilus influenzae; pelvic inflammatory disease; sexually transmitted disease.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Computed tomography scan of the abdomen
Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis demonstrating the right ovary with cystic changes (circle) and uterine fibroids (arrows).
Figure 2
Figure 2. Transvaginal pelvic ultrasound image
Transvaginal pelvic ultrasound showing fibroids (circle) with only trace free fluid in the pelvis (arrow).
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