Aggregatibacter aphrophilus (formerly Haemophilus aphrophilus) is a capnophilic, fermentative, non-motile, gram-negative coccobacillus, that is part of the indigenous microbiota of the human oropharynx. Infections with this bacterium are infrequent. It has mainly been associated with endocarditis, brain abscesses, vertebral osteomyelitis, and bacteremia.
Category
Bacterial infectious disease
Brite
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Bacterial infections
Infections caused by other gamma proteobacteria
H01068 Aggregatibacter aphrophilus infection
Resistance to ampicillin, cefuroxime, ceftazidime and cefotaxime has been reported, with clinical failure of treatment with third-generation cephalosporins.
