Haemophilus
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Haemophilus spp.
Microbiology
- Gram-negative coccobacilli
- Grow well on chocolate agar
- Form satellite colonies around Staphylococcus aureus
Organisms
- H. influenzae: causes meningitis and epiglottitis
- H. parainfluenzae, H. aphrophilus: HACEK organisms, cause endocarditis
- H. ducreyi: causes chancroid
