Ahamed Sudheer P, Lath Sanjiv, DeGabriele Gerald J, Mathew Vivin T
Department of Medicine, Armidale Rural Referral Hospital, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia.
Neurosciences (Riyadh). 2010 Jan;15(1):40-2.
Aggregatibacter aphrophilus was previously known as Haemophilus aphrophilus and is a rare cause of disease in humans. A recent reclassification of these organisms has placed them in the new genus of Aggregatibacter species. The organism seems to be a normal component of oral flora and has been reported to cause endocarditis, sinusitis, pneumonia, empyema, soft tissue abscess, meningitis, vertebral discitis, and septic arthritis. Brain abscess due to Aggregatibacter is rare. We report a case of cerebral abscess due to Aggregatibacter aphrophilus and discuss the characteristics of this organism.
嗜沫聚集杆菌以前被称为嗜沫嗜血杆菌，是人类疾病的罕见病因。最近对这些微生物的重新分类将它们归入了聚集杆菌属的新类别。该微生物似乎是口腔菌群的正常组成部分，据报道可引起心内膜炎、鼻窦炎、肺炎、脓胸、软组织脓肿、脑膜炎、椎间盘炎和化脓性关节炎。由嗜沫聚集杆菌引起的脑脓肿很罕见。我们报告一例由嗜沫聚集杆菌引起的脑脓肿病例，并讨论该微生物的特征。
