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To systematically review adult frontal osteomyelitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae in the post-vaccination era, focusing on diagnostic pitfalls and non-surgical therapeutic strategies.

September 17, 2026BMC Infectious DiseasesOpen Access

Overcoming diagnostic pitfalls of Haemophilus influenzae type b frontal osteomyelitis: a systematic review plus index-case analysis in the post-vaccination era

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LLLu LiuGuizhou Provincial People's Hospital LWLu Wang JTJishan Tan

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Systematic review reveals successful medical management of adult Haemophilus influenzae frontal osteomyelitis, highlighting chocolate agar culture requirements for accurate diagnosis.

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To systematically review adult frontal osteomyelitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae in the post-vaccination era, focusing on diagnostic pitfalls and non-surgical therapeutic strategies.
Conducted a systematic review following PRISMA 2020 guidelines across PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science up to February 28, 2026.
Synthesized findings from an index case of an elderly man alongside seven historical cases (total N=8).
All seven historical cases involved non-type b strains and required surgical debridement.
Initial culture on blood and MacConkey agars missed the index Hib pathogen despite a positive Gram stain, requiring inoculation on chocolate agar to confirm a β-lactamase-negative strain.
Targeted treatment with amoxicillin/clavulanate cured the index Hib patient without surgical intervention, who remained asymptomatic for over 4 years.

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Liu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aabb6b55f706d05830e5575 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-026-14443-8

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Systematic review reveals successful medical management of adult Haemophilus influenzae frontal osteomyelitis, highlighting chocolate agar culture requirements for accurate diagnosis.

Overcoming diagnostic pitfalls of Haemophilus influenzae type b frontal osteomyelitis: a systematic review plus index-case analysis in the post-vaccination era

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Overcoming diagnostic pitfalls of Haemophilus influenzae type b frontal osteomyelitis: a systematic review plus index-case analysis in the post-vaccination era

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