2008, Cilt 38, Sayı 3-4, Sayfa(lar) 147-149 |
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Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis bacteremia in an immunocompetent children |
Nuran Delialioglu1, Necdet Kuyucu2, Betul Unal3, Hakan Ozturhan1, Gurol Emekdas1 |
1 Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Mersin 2 Mersin Üniveristesi Tıp Fakültesi Çocuk İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları Bilim Dalı, Mersin 3 Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Çocuk Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Mersin |
Keywords: Moraxella catarrhalis, bacteremia, immunocompetent children |
Moraxella catarrhalis has been emerged as a pathogen in the last decade. M. catarrhalis is an important pathogen in
respiratory tract infections, both children and adults with underlying chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The bacterium
is a common cause of acute otitis media and sinusitis in children. Occasionally, the bacterium causes systemic disease.
Bacteremia with M. catarrhalis has been documented rarely. We report a case of bacteremia M. catarrhalis in an
immunocompetent children. Bacteremia due to M. catarrhalis has been reported in an immunocompromised patients, had
underlying respiratory infections and immunocompetent hosts.
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