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. 1983 Dec 3;287(6406):1658–1660. doi: 10.1136/bmj.287.6406.1658

Vertebral osteomyelitis due to coccobacilli of the HB group.

M Farrington, S J Eykyn, M Walker, R E Warren
PMCID: PMC1550110  PMID: 6416539

Abstract

Three cases of pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis occurred in which unusual, fastidious, Gram negative coccobacilli belonging to the "HB" group were isolated. The organisms were Haemophilus aphrophilus in case 1, intermediate between H aphrophilus and Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans in case 2, and Eikenella corrodens in case 3. All HB bacteria are sensitive to a wide range of antibiotics.

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