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Sano N, Matsunaga S, Akiyama T, Nakashima Y, Kusaba K, Nagasawa Z, Koizumi S, Goto M, Miyamoto H. Moraxella catarrhalis bacteraemia associated with prosthetic vascular graft infection. J Med Microbiol 2010; 59:245-250. [DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.013789-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Moraxella catarrhalis, formerly called Branhamella catarrhalis, ‘Neisseria catarrhalis’ or ‘Micrococcus catarrhalis’, is a Gram-negative, aerobic diplococcus frequently found as a colonizer of the upper respiratory tract. Over the last 20–30 years, this bacterium has emerged as a genuine pathogen, and is now considered an important cause of otitis media in children and an aetiological agent in pneumonia in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. However, bacteraemia due to M. catarrhalis has rarely been reported. Presented here is a case of M. catarrhalis bacteraemia associated with prosthetic vascular graft infection along with a review of the relevant literature.
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Affiliation(s)
- Naoto Sano
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan
- Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Saga University Hospital, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan
- Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan
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- Central and Clinical Laboratories, Saga University Hospital, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan
- Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan
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- Central and Clinical Laboratories, Saga University Hospital, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan
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- Central and Clinical Laboratories, Saga University Hospital, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Saga University Hospital, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan
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- Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan
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Plouffe JF, Martin DR. Re-evaluation of the therapy of severe pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Infect Dis Clin North Am 2005; 18:963-74; x-xi. [PMID: 15555834 PMCID: PMC7135774 DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2004.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most deadly form of community-acquired pneumonia. The death rate of bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia has remained constant over the past 50 years. Several retrospective reviews of bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia suggest that dual therapy with a beta-lactam and a macrolide antimicrobial agent is associated with a lower case fatality rate than therapy with a beta-lactam alone. These studies are reviewed, potential mechanisms are suggested, and future studies are discussed.
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- Joseph F Plouffe
- Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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