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Unexpected and Sudden Death Due to Undiagnosed Moraxella catarrhalis Meningoencephalitis in a 40-day-old Infant: Case Report and Literature Review. Am J Forensic Med Pathol 2021; 41:333-337. [PMID: 32618581 DOI: 10.1097/paf.0000000000000588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Acute bacterial meningitis in infants and newborns represents a medical emergency and a significant cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Moraxella catarrhalis has been considered a microorganism with low pathogenic potential, and only in exceptional cases has it been found to cause meningitis in infants and immunocompetent people. We will now document an unusual case of an unexpected and sudden death of a 40-day-old infant due to acute meningitis from M. catarrhalis, apparently asymptomatic and subsequently diagnosed by an autopsy. According to our knowledge this is the first case of unexpected infant death due to undiagnosed M. catarrhalis meningitis.The suggested case, as well as for the rarity of such a fatal event, should be considered a caution to pediatrics and neonatologists for M. catarrhalis can cause paucisymptomatic meningoencephalitis in infants which can be potentially fatal.From a forensic point of view, an autopsy accompanied by a multidisciplinary assessment is always necessary in cases of unexpected infant deaths to identify the causes.
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Moraxella catarrhalis: A Cause of Concern with Emerging Resistance and Presence of BRO Beta-Lactamase Gene-Report from a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India. Int J Microbiol 2020; 2020:7316257. [PMID: 32089697 PMCID: PMC7029268 DOI: 10.1155/2020/7316257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Background Found as a commensal in the upper respiratory tract, Gram-negative diplococcus Moraxella catarrhalis did not hold much importance as an infectious agent for long. The emergence of the first antibiotic-resistant strain of M. catarrhalis was noted in 1977 in Sweden. This has gradually spread worldwide over the years to more than 95% of the strains showing resistance to penicillin now. Penicillin resistance is mediated by the production of beta-lactamases encoded by bro-1 and bro-2 genes that code for beta-lactamases BRO-1 and BRO-2, respectively. The purpose of this study was to explore the trends of antibiotic resistance, the presence of bro genes, and clinical correlation of these findings with the rise in M. catarrhalis was noted in 1977 in Sweden. This has gradually spread worldwide over the years to more than 95% of the strains showing resistance to penicillin now. Penicillin resistance is mediated by the production of beta-lactamases encoded by bro-1 and bro-2 genes that code for beta-lactamases BRO-1 and BRO-2, respectively. The purpose of this study was to explore the trends of antibiotic resistance, the presence of bro genes, and clinical correlation of these findings with the rise in Methods Strains of M. catarrhalis was noted in 1977 in Sweden. This has gradually spread worldwide over the years to more than 95% of the strains showing resistance to penicillin now. Penicillin resistance is mediated by the production of beta-lactamases encoded by bro-1 and bro-2 genes that code for beta-lactamases BRO-1 and BRO-2, respectively. The purpose of this study was to explore the trends of antibiotic resistance, the presence of bro genes, and clinical correlation of these findings with the rise in Results Fourteen strains of M. catarrhalis was noted in 1977 in Sweden. This has gradually spread worldwide over the years to more than 95% of the strains showing resistance to penicillin now. Penicillin resistance is mediated by the production of beta-lactamases encoded by bro-1 and bro-2 genes that code for beta-lactamases BRO-1 and BRO-2, respectively. The purpose of this study was to explore the trends of antibiotic resistance, the presence of bro genes, and clinical correlation of these findings with the rise in Conclusion The increase in antibiotic resistance and beta-lactamase production in M. catarrhalis is a cause of concern. The emerging resistance pattern emphasises the need for an appropriate antibiotic stewardship program in clinical practice. Importance should be given to the monitoring of the trends of antibiotic susceptibility and their usage to prevent the emergence of outbreaks with resistant strains and treatment failures.M. catarrhalis was noted in 1977 in Sweden. This has gradually spread worldwide over the years to more than 95% of the strains showing resistance to penicillin now. Penicillin resistance is mediated by the production of beta-lactamases encoded by bro-1 and bro-2 genes that code for beta-lactamases BRO-1 and BRO-2, respectively. The purpose of this study was to explore the trends of antibiotic resistance, the presence of bro genes, and clinical correlation of these findings with the rise in
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García-Elorriaga G, Palma-Alaniz L, García-Bolaños C, Ruelas-Vargas C, Méndez-Tovar S, Del Rey-Pineda G. [Microbiology of bronchoalveolar lavage in infants with bacterial community-acquired pneumonia with poor outcome]. BOLETIN MEDICO DEL HOSPITAL INFANTIL DE MEXICO 2015; 72:307-312. [PMID: 29421528 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmhimx.2015.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2015] [Accepted: 09/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is one of the most common infectious causes of morbidity and mortality in children <5 years of age. The aim of the study was to clarify the bacterial etiologic diagnosis in infants with CAP. METHODS A prospective, cross-sectional and descriptive study in patients 6 months to 2 years 11 months of age with CAP with poor outcome was conducted. Patients were admitted to the Pediatric Pneumology Service and underwent bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), taking appropriate measures during the procedure to limit the risk of contamination. RESULTS Aerobic bacteria isolated were Moraxella sp. 23%, Streptococcus mitis 23%, Streptococcus pneumoniae 18%, Haemophilus influenzae 12%, Streptococcus oralis 12%, and Streptococcus salivarius 12%. CONCLUSIONS In contrast to other reports, we found Moraxella sp. to be a major bacterial pathogen, possibly because of improved detection with bronchoscopy plus BAL.
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- Guadalupe García-Elorriaga
- Hospital de Infectología, Centro Médico Nacional La Raza, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México D.F., México.
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- Laboratorio Clínico, Unidad Médica de Atención Especializada Gaudencio González Garza, Centro Médico Nacional La Raza, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México D.F., México
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- Neumología pediátrica, Unidad Médica de Atención Especializada Gaudencio González Garza, Centro Médico Nacional La Raza, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México D.F., México
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- Servicio de Endoscopia, Unidad Médica de Atención Especializada Gaudencio González Garza, Centro Médico Nacional La Raza, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México D.F., México
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- Laboratorio Clínico, Unidad Médica de Atención Especializada Gaudencio González Garza, Centro Médico Nacional La Raza, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México D.F., México
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Moraxella catarrhalis expresses a cardiolipin synthase that impacts adherence to human epithelial cells. J Bacteriol 2013; 196:107-20. [PMID: 24142255 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00298-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The major phospholipid constituents of Moraxella catarrhalis membranes are phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, and cardiolipin (CL). However, very little is known regarding the synthesis and function of these phospholipids in M. catarrhalis. In this study, we discovered that M. catarrhalis expresses a cardiolipin synthase (CLS), termed MclS, that is responsible for the synthesis of CL within the bacterium. The nucleotide sequence of mclS is highly conserved among M. catarrhalis isolates and is predicted to encode a protein with significant amino acid similarity to the recently characterized YmdC/ClsC protein of Escherichia coli. Isogenic mclS mutant strains were generated in M. catarrhalis isolates O35E, O12E, and McGHS1 and contained no observable levels of CL. Site-directed mutagenesis of a highly conserved HKD motif of MclS also resulted in a CL-deficient strain. Moraxella catarrhalis, which depends on adherence to epithelial cells for colonization of the human host, displays significantly reduced levels of adherence to HEp-2 and A549 cell lines in the mclS mutant strains compared to wild-type bacteria. The reduction in adherence appears to be attributed to the absence of CL. These findings mark the first instance in which a CLS has been related to a virulence-associated trait.
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CHRISTENSEN JENSJØRGEN. Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis: Clinical, microbiological and immunological features in lower respiratory tract infections. APMIS 2011. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.1999.tb05670.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Masaki H, Qin L, Zhou Z, Onizuka T, Watanabe K, Hu B, Watanabe H. A prospective study of intrafamilial transmission and antimicrobial susceptibility of Moraxella catarrhalis. Microbiol Immunol 2011; 55:599-604. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2011.00360.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Naha K, Prabhu R. Large unilateral pleural effusion secondary to Moraxella catarrhalis infection. Australas Med J 2011; 4:485-7. [PMID: 23393539 DOI: 10.4066/amj.2011.864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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A 43-year-old male with chronic kidney disease on maintenance hemodialysis presented with breathlessness, cough and right-sided abdominal pain. Examination revealed a large right-sided pleural effusion and subsequent thoracocentesis yielded an exudate. Although the fluid culture was sterile, sputum culture produced Moraxella catarrhalis. Tuberculosis was ruled out by pleural fluid analysis and pleural biopsy. Antibiotics were administered and subsequent radiograms indicated resolution of the effusion. This is a rare case of a large unilateral pleural effusion secondary to M. catarrhalis infection in a nonsmoker with no pre-existing pulmonary pathology.
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- Kushal Naha
- Department of Medicine, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal
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Okada F, Ando Y, Nakayama T, Tanoue S, Ishii R, Ono A, Watanabe M, Takaki H, Maeda T, Mori H. Pulmonary thin-section CT findings in acute Moraxella catarrhalis pulmonary infection. Br J Radiol 2010; 84:1109-14. [PMID: 21123308 DOI: 10.1259/bjr/42762966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Moraxella catarrhalis is an important pathogen in the exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The aim of this study was to assess the clinical and pulmonary thin-section CT findings in patients with acute M. catarrhalis pulmonary infection. METHODS Thin-section CT scans obtained between January 2004 and March 2009 from 292 patients with acute M. catarrhalis pulmonary infection were retrospectively evaluated. Clinical and pulmonary CT findings in the patients were assessed. Patients with concurrent infection including Streptococcus pneumoniae (n = 72), Haemophilus influenzae (n = 61) or multiple pathogens were excluded from this study. RESULTS The study group comprised 109 patients (66 male, 43 female; age range 28-102 years; mean age 74.9 years). Among the 109 patients, 34 had community-acquired and 75 had nosocomial infections. Underlying diseases included pulmonary emphysema (n = 74), cardiovascular disease (n = 44) or malignant disease (n = 41). Abnormal findings were seen on CT scans in all patients and included ground-glass opacity (n = 99), bronchial wall thickening (n = 85) and centrilobular nodules (n = 79). These abnormalities were predominantly seen in the peripheral lung parenchyma (n = 99). Pleural effusion was found in eight patients. No patients had mediastinal and/or hilar lymph node enlargement. CONCLUSIONS M. catarrhalis pulmonary infection was observed in elderly patients, often in combination with pulmonary emphysema. CT manifestations of infection were mainly ground-glass opacity, bronchial wall thickening and centilobular nodules.
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- F Okada
- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan.
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Lutwick L, Fernandes L. The other siblings: respiratory infections caused by Moraxella catarrhalis and Haemophilus influenzae. Curr Infect Dis Rep 2010; 8:215-21. [PMID: 16643773 DOI: 10.1007/s11908-006-0062-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Respiratory infections remain substantial causes of morbidity and mortality globally. In this paper, two substantial players in bacterial-associated respiratory disease are assessed as to their respective roles in children and adults and in the developed and developing world. Moraxella catarrhalis, although initially thought to be a nonpathogen, continues to emerge as a cause of upper respiratory disease in children and pneumonia in adults. No vaccine is currently available to prevent M. catarrhalis infection. Haemophilus influenzae type b, originally thought to be the cause of influenza, has now been limited epidemiologically in the developed world due to an effective immunization but it continues to be a major player in the developing world. Nonencapsulated strains of H. influenzae still remain as significant causes of respiratory infections in the developing world especially in exacerbation of chronic obstructive lung disease. Finally, and in brief, the spectrum of Brazilian purpuric fever due to a specific biotype of H. influenzae is discussed.
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- Larry Lutwick
- Infectious Diseases (IIIE), VA Medical Center, 800 Poly Place, Brooklyn, NY 11219, USA.
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Qin L, Masaki H, Gotoh K, Furumoto A, Terada M, Watanabe K, Watanabe H. Molecular epidemiological study of Moraxella catarrhalis isolated from nosocomial respiratory infection patients in a community hospital in Japan. Intern Med 2009; 48:797-803. [PMID: 19443974 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.48.2036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Moraxella catarrhalis, occasionally, plays the essential role in nosocomial respiratory infection (NRI). Few studies have reported the route by which this organism spreads in a nosocomial infection outbreak. We identified characteristics of the strains isolated from NRI and attempted to reveal the potential nosocomial transmission routes. METHODS A follow-up study has been performed in a Japanese community hospital between July 2002 and January 2003. M. catarrhalis clinical isolates were identified and beta-lactamase production test as well as the minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) have been examined. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and the multi locus sequence typing method (MLST) have been introduced as the effective "fingerprinting" methods. RESULTS A total of 29 strains were isolated from 17 participants; 7 independent DNA fragment patterns were detected by PFGE. Pattern B (defined in this study) was dominant, and was detected both in strains from a health care worker (HCW) and inpatients. In the 9 selected strains analyzed by MLST, 7 unique MLST types were identified, which showed the congruence with the results of PFGE results. CONCLUSION Epidemiological analysis proved the transmission route from patient to patient, and suggested that more studies should be focused on identifying the possible transmission route between HCWs and inpatients.
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- Liang Qin
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Infectious Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume.
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Veir JK, Ruch-Gallie R, Spindel ME, Lappin MR. Prevalence of selected infectious organisms and comparison of two anatomic sampling sites in shelter cats with upper respiratory tract disease. J Feline Med Surg 2008; 10:551-7. [PMID: 18539065 PMCID: PMC10822458 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2008.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/01/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In order to describe the isolation rates of potential pathogens and to compare anatomic sampling site suitability, nasal and pharyngeal swabs were taken from cats with acute clinical upper respiratory disease in a humane society. DNA of feline herpesvirus-1 was amplified from 51 of 52 cats sampled, Mycoplasma species were cultured or detected by PCR in samples from 34 of 42 cats sampled for both culture and PCR, and Bordetella bronchiseptica was isolated from three of 59 cats sampled for aerobic culture. A single swab was positive for calicivirus and no swabs were positive for Chlamydophila felis. Mycoplasma, Pasteurella and Moraxella species were all isolated from at least one cat in which no primary pathogen was identified. With the exception of B. bronchiseptica, which was detected in nasal swabs only, recovery rates for all suspect primary pathogens were comparable between sampling sites.
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- Julia K Veir
- College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Campus Delivery 1620, Fort Collins, CO 80523, United States.
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Liu DF, McMichael JC, Baker SM. Moraxella catarrhalis outer membrane protein CD elicits antibodies that inhibit CD binding to human mucin and enhance pulmonary clearance of M. catarrhalis in a mouse model. Infect Immun 2007; 75:2818-25. [PMID: 17403868 PMCID: PMC1932855 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00074-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The outer membrane protein CD of Moraxella catarrhalis is considered to be a potential vaccine antigen against Moraxella infection. We purified the native CD from isolate O35E, administered it to mice, and detected considerable titers of anti-CD antibodies. Anti-CD sera were cross-reactive towards six different M. catarrhalis isolates and promoted bacterial clearance of O35E in a pulmonary challenge model. To circumvent the difficulty of generating large quantities of CD from M. catarrhalis for vaccine use, the CD gene from O35E was cloned into Escherichia coli, and the recombinant CD, expressed without a signal sequence or fusion tags, represented approximately 70% of the total E. coli proteins. The recombinant CD formed inclusion bodies that were solubilized with 6 M urea and then purified by ion-exchange chromatography, a procedure that produced soluble CD of high purity and yield. Mice immunized with the purified recombinant CD had significant titers of anti-CD antibodies that were cross-reactive towards 24 different M. catarrhalis isolates. Upon challenge, these mice showed enhanced bacterial clearance of both O35E and a heterologous M. catarrhalis isolate, TTA24. In an in vitro assay, antisera to either the native or the recombinant CD inhibited the binding activity of CD to human tracheobronchial mucin in a serum concentration-dependent manner, and the extent of inhibition appeared to correlate with the corresponding anti-CD antibody titer and whole-cell enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay titer. Our results demonstrate that the recombinant CD is a promising vaccine candidate for preventing Moraxella infection.
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- Dai-Fang Liu
- Wyeth Vaccines Research, 401 N. Middletown Road 205/281, Pearl River, NY 10965, USA.
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Slevogt H, Tiwari KN, Schmeck B, Hocke A, Opitz B, Suttorp N, Seybold J. Adhesion of Moraxella catarrhalis to human bronchial epithelium characterized by a novel fluorescence-based assay. Med Microbiol Immunol 2005; 195:73-83. [PMID: 16059698 DOI: 10.1007/s00430-005-0003-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2005] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Moraxella catarrhalis is a major cause of infectious exacerbations of chronic obstructive lung disease. Adhesion of this pathogen to epithelial cells is critical for its pathogenicity. Although much work has been done on identifying surface molecules of M. catarrhalis as adhesins, several adhesion assays were used in these studies which has never been validated or compared to each other. In the present study, we have examined the capacity of M. catarrhalis to adhere to different human epithelial cells. By using the two most commonly used adhesion assays based on the enumeration of colony-forming units or on the counting of adherent bacteria per epithelial cell by light microscopy, we identified significant limitations of both methods. These arose either from differences in strain-specific adhesion pattern on the epithelial cell surface or the dependence on the state of confluence of the epithelial cell layer. We developed a new fluorescence-based adhesion assay and compared our results to the two conventional methods. We demonstrated that the fluorescence-based adhesion assay offers a reliable and convenient method for the quantification of M. catarrhalis adhesion to confluent epithelial cell monolayers.
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- Hortense Slevogt
- Department of Internal Medicine/Infectious Diseases, Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
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Hu WG, Berry J, Chen J, Gu XX. Exploration ofMoraxella catarrhalisouter membrane proteins, CD and UspA, as new carriers for lipooligosaccharide-based conjugates. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 41:109-15. [PMID: 15145454 DOI: 10.1016/j.femsim.2004.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2003] [Revised: 12/10/2003] [Accepted: 02/04/2004] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Moraxella catarrhalis outer membrane proteins, CD and ubiquitous surface protein A (UspA), were used as carriers for M. catarrhalis detoxified lipooligosaccharide (dLOS)-based conjugates. Our study was designed to investigate the feasibility of CD and UspA as protein carriers for dLOS-based conjugates and their possible synergic effects on protection from both anti-LOS and anti-CD or anti-UspA antibody responses. Female Balb/c mice were immunized subcutaneously three times with dLOS-CD or dLOS-UspA conjugate in Ribi adjuvant. Antisera elicited by the conjugates showed high titers of specific anti-LOS antibodies with complement-dependent bactericidal activity towards M. catarrhalis strain 25238. In a mouse aerosol challenge model, mice immunized with both conjugates showed a significant enhancement of the clearance of strain 25238 from lungs as compared with the control mice. Although both conjugates elicited reduced (relative to unconjugated CD or UspA) but significant levels of anti-CD or UspA antibodies, they did not show synergetic effects with anti-LOS antibodies on the bactericidal activity or the pulmonary bacterial clearance. Nevertheless, CD and UspA are safe and effective new carriers for dLOS-based or other potential carbohydrate-based conjugate vaccines to help thymus-independent carbohydrate antigens for production of anti-carbohydrate antibodies against target pathogens.
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- Wei-Gang Hu
- Vaccine Research Section, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
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Masaki H, Asoh N, Kawazoe K, Watanabe K, Onizuka T, Shimogama S, Yamaryo T, Watanabe H, Oishi K, Nagatake T. Possible relationship of PFGE patterns of Moraxella catarrhalis between hospital- and community-acquired respiratory infections in a community hospital. Microbiol Immunol 2003; 47:379-85. [PMID: 12906097 DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2003.tb03374.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We describe a prospective study of molecular analysis of Moraxella catarrhalis isolated from a community hospital. Our study was designed to investigate the possible relationship of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) patterns of M. catarrhalis between hospital- and community-acquired respiratory infections. A nosocomial outbreak of M. catarrhalis was observed between September 2000 and September 2001. During the study period, 40 strains of M. catarrhalis were isolated from a total of 32 patients with respiratory infections (26 strains from 18 inpatients, and 14 strains from 14 outpatients). We compared the PFGE patterns in 40 strains of M. catarrhalis isolated from the respiratory tract of the study patients. The genomic types of M. catarrhalis were classified into three PFGE patterns (A, B, and C). Interestingly, the nosocomial outbreak of M. catarrhalis included two patterns (A and B). Of the three patterns, two patterns (A and B) were found in both inpatients and outpatients. More interestingly, two subtypes of pattern B (B1 and B4) were simultaneously found in both inpatients and outpatients. Our results indicated that PFGE with SmaI chromosomal digestion is a suitable technique to establish the inter-strain genetic relatedness of M. catarrhalis, and suggested that the outbreak of M. catarrhalis occasionally included miscellaneous PFGE patterns. The results also showed that PFGE patterns of M. catarrhalis isolates were similar between hospital- and community-acquired respiratory infections. Analysis of the subtypes suggested that there might be some association between hospital- and community-acquired respiratory infections caused by M. catarrhalis.
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- Hironori Masaki
- Department of Internal Medicine, Tagami Hospital, Nagasaki, Nagasaki 851-0251, Japan.
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Human respiratory tract infections caused by gram- negative diplococci continue to remain significant issues in health care. Although not addressed as frequently as the classical diplococcal pneumonia, the gram-positive Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus), infections due to Neisseria meningitidis (the meningococcus), and Moraxella catarrhalis (formerly called both Neisseria catarrhalis and Branhamella catarrhalis) are addressed here including their microbiology, respiratory tract manifestations, antimicrobial treatment, and potential prevention with immunization.
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- Nargis Naheed
- *Infectious Diseases, VA New York Harbor Health Care System, 800 Poly Place (IIIE), Brooklyn, NY 11209, USA.
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Verduin CM, Hol C, Fleer A, van Dijk H, van Belkum A. Moraxella catarrhalis: from emerging to established pathogen. Clin Microbiol Rev 2002; 15:125-44. [PMID: 11781271 PMCID: PMC118065 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.15.1.125-144.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 217] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Moraxella catarrhalis (formerly known as Branhamella catarrhalis) has emerged as a significant bacterial pathogen of humans over the past two decades. During this period, microbiological and molecular diagnostic techniques have been developed and improved for M. catarrhalis, allowing the adequate determination and taxonomic positioning of this pathogen. Over the same period, studies have revealed its involvement in respiratory (e.g., sinusitis, otitis media, bronchitis, and pneumonia) and ocular infections in children and in laryngitis, bronchitis, and pneumonia in adults. The development of (molecular) epidemiological tools has enabled the national and international distribution of M. catarrhalis strains to be established, and has allowed the monitoring of nosocomial infections and the dynamics of carriage. Indeed, such monitoring has revealed an increasing number of B-lactamase-positive M. catarrhalis isolates (now well above 90%), underscoring the pathogenic potential of this organism. Although a number of putative M. catarrhalis virulence factors have been identified and described in detail, their relationship to actual bacterial adhesion, invasion, complement resistance, etc. (and ultimately their role in infection and immunity), has been established in a only few cases. In the past 10 years, various animal models for the study of M. catarrhalis pathogenicity have been described, although not all of these models are equally suitable for the study of human infection. Techniques involving the molecular manipulation of M. catarrhalis genes and antigens are also advancing our knowledge of the host response to and pathogenesis of this bacterial species in humans, as well as providing insights into possible vaccine candidates. This review aims to outline our current knowledge of M. catarrhalis, an organism that has evolved from an emerging to a well-established human pathogen.
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- Cees M Verduin
- Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam EMCR, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Sethi S, Murphy TF. Bacterial infection in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in 2000: a state-of-the-art review. Clin Microbiol Rev 2001; 14:336-63. [PMID: 11292642 PMCID: PMC88978 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.14.2.336-363.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 389] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. The precise role of bacterial infection in the course and pathogenesis of COPD has been a source of controversy for decades. Chronic bacterial colonization of the lower airways contributes to airway inflammation; more research is needed to test the hypothesis that this bacterial colonization accelerates the progressive decline in lung function seen in COPD (the vicious circle hypothesis). The course of COPD is characterized by intermittent exacerbations of the disease. Studies of samples obtained by bronchoscopy with the protected specimen brush, analysis of the human immune response with appropriate immunoassays, and antibiotic trials reveal that approximately half of exacerbations are caused by bacteria. Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, and Streptococcus pneumoniae are the most common causes of exacerbations, while Chlamydia pneumoniae causes a small proportion. The role of Haemophilus parainfluenzae and gram-negative bacilli remains to be established. Recent progress in studies of the molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis of infection in the human respiratory tract and in vaccine development guided by such studies promises to lead to novel ways to treat and prevent bacterial infections in COPD.
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- S Sethi
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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Hu WG, Chen J, McMichael JC, Gu XX. Functional characteristics of a protective monoclonal antibody against serotype A and C lipooligosaccharides from Moraxella catarrhalis. Infect Immun 2001; 69:1358-63. [PMID: 11179299 PMCID: PMC98028 DOI: 10.1128/iai.69.3.1358-1363.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A monoclonal antibody (MAb), designated MAb 8E7 (immunoglobulin G3), specific for Moraxella catarrhalis lipooligosaccharide (LOS) was evaluated for its functional activity in vitro and in a mouse model of colonization. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) demonstrated that the MAb 8E7 could be prepared to a high titer against LOS of the homologous strain 035E, and that it had bactericidal activity. MAb 8E7 reacted with M. catarrhalis serotype A and C LOSs but not serotype B LOS, as measured by ELISA and Western blotting. On the basis of published structures of LOSs, this suggests that the epitope recognized by MAb 8E7 is directed to a common sequence of either alpha-GlcNAc-(1-->2)-beta-Glc-(1--> at the branch substituting position 4 of the trisubstituted Glc residue or a terminal tetrasaccharide alpha-Gal-(1-->4)-beta-Gal-(1-->4)-alpha-Glc-(1-->2)-beta-Glc-(1--> at the branch substituting position 6 of the trisubstituted Glc residue. In a whole-cell ELISA, MAb 8E7 reacted with 70% of the 30 wild-type strains and clinical isolates tested. Immuno-electron microscopy demonstrated that MAb 8E7 reacted with a cell surface-exposed epitope of LOS on strain O35E. MAb 8E7 inhibited the adherence of strain O35E to Chang conjunctival epithelial cells by 90%. Passive immunization with MAb 8E7 could significantly enhance the clearance of strain O35E from mouse lungs in an aerosol challenge mouse model. This enhanced bacterial clearance was inhibited when MAb 8E7 was absorbed by M. catarrhalis serotype A LOS, indicating that the M. catarrhalis LOS-directed antibody may play a major role in the enhancement of M. catarrhalis clearance from lungs. These data suggest that MAb 8E7, which recognizes surface-exposed LOS of M. catarrhalis, is a protective antibody against M. catarrhalis.
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- W G Hu
- Laboratory of Immunology, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
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Moraxella catarrhalis has again been recognized as a significant pathogen. The past decade has witnessed an increased amount of research and understanding of the pathogenesis of the organism. This review will summarize the research pertaining to the epidemiology and components of pathogenesis in M. catarrhalis.
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- R Karalus
- Department of Microbiology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
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Bootsma HJ, van Dijk H, Vauterin P, Verhoef J, Mooi FR. Genesis of BRO beta-lactamase-producing Moraxella catarrhalis: evidence for transformation-mediated horizontal transfer. Mol Microbiol 2000; 36:93-104. [PMID: 10760166 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.01828.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The dramatic rise in BRO-producing M. catarrhalis strains observed in the last decades is without precedence. The aim of this study was to elucidate the events that led to the emergence of BRO-1 and BRO-2 beta-lactamases. Previously, we showed bro1 and bro2 to be >99% identical. Data presented here suggested that bro2 was acquired by a fortuitous event and inserted between M. catarrhalis genes orf1 and orf3. Subsequently, bro1 evolved from bro2. Promoter-up mutations increased fitness of bro2, explaining its present predominance. The highly conserved nature of bro compared with orf1 and orf3 suggested that acquisition has occurred relatively recently. The random distribution of bro among M. catarrhalis fingerprint types indicated that bro has spread by horizontal transfer. Sequence analysis revealed that 80-200 bp is generally cotransferred with bro, serving as regions of homology that target bro to the same chromosomal locus. A region of 160 bases upstream of bro1 lacked polymorphism, indicating it was derived from the original strain that acquired bro2. We observed that bro was readily transferred by transformation between M. catarrhalis strains in vitro, suggesting a mechanism by which bro has disseminated. In conclusion, we have been able to reconstruct the steps that led to the emergence of BRO-producing M. catarrhalis.
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- H J Bootsma
- Eijkman-Winkler Institute for Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Inflammation, University Hospital Utrecht, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Ahmed K, Wilson S, Jamal WY, Martinez G, Oishi K, Nagatake T, Rotimi VO. Causative bacteria of respiratory tract infections in Kuwait by quantitative culture of sputum. J Infect Chemother 1999; 5:217-219. [PMID: 11810521 DOI: 10.1007/s101560050039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/1999] [Accepted: 06/23/1999] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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To determine the bacterial etiology of lower respiratory tract infections in Kuwait, we performed quantitative culture of sputum and measured the susceptibilities of the isolated bacteria against different antibiotics. A total of 140 sputum samples were collected for a period of 14 months for the study. Single and multiple pathogens as a cause of infection were isolated from 55 and 15 samples, respectively. A total of 53.8% of Streptococcus pneumoniae were penicillin-resistant and 52% and 57% of Hemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis were beta-lactamase positive, respectively. We concluded that the major pathogens of respiratory tract infections in Kuwait were H. influenzae, M. catarrhalis, S. pneumoniae, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and there was an increased resistance among the isolated bacteria against commonly used antibiotics.
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- K. Ahmed
- Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto machi, Nagasaki 852-8102, Japan.
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Chen D, McMichael JC, VanDerMeid KR, Masi AW, Bortell E, Caplan JD, Chakravarti DN, Barniak VL. Evaluation of a 74-kDa transferrin-binding protein from Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis as a vaccine candidate. Vaccine 1999; 18:109-18. [PMID: 10501241 DOI: 10.1016/s0264-410x(99)00188-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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An outer membrane protein from Moraxella catarrhalis with a mass of 74-kDa was isolated and evaluated as a vaccine candidate. The 74-kDa protein binds transferrin, and appears to be related to the other proteins from the organism that are reported to bind transferrin. The 74-kDa protein possessed conserved epitopes exposed on the bacterial surface. This is based on the reactivity with whole bacterial cells as well as complement dependent bactericidal activity of sera from mice immunized with the isolated proteins from the O35E and TTA24 isolates. However, there was divergence in the degree of antibody cross-reactivity with the protein from one strain to another. This serotypic divergence was reflected in both the complement-dependent bactericidal activities of the antibodies elicited in mice and the capacity of immune mice to clear the bacteria in a murine pulmonary model. Antibodies affinity purified from human plasma lacked bactericidal activity even though they were reactive with all the tested isolates. The 74-kDa protein appears to be a good vaccine candidate, but more studies are needed to understand its antigenic variability and whether antibodies toward it are protective.
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- D Chen
- Wyeth-Lederle Vaccines, New York, NY 14586-9728, USA
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Bootsma HJ, Aerts PC, Posthuma G, Harmsen T, Verhoef J, van Dijk H, Mooi FR. Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis BRO beta-lactamase: a lipoprotein of gram-positive origin? J Bacteriol 1999; 181:5090-3. [PMID: 10438784 PMCID: PMC94001 DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.16.5090-5093.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In the past 20 years, BRO beta-lactamase-producing Moraxella catarrhalis strains have emerged. We show that BRO is expressed as a 33-kDa lipoprotein associated with the inner leaflet of the outer membrane. To our knowledge, this is the first description of a lipidated beta-lactamase in a gram-negative species.
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- H J Bootsma
- Eijkman-Winkler Institute for Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, and Inflammation, University Hospital Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Nguyen KT, Hansen EJ, Farinha MA. Construction of a genomic map ofMoraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalisATCC 25238 and physical mapping of virulence-associated genes. Can J Microbiol 1999. [DOI: 10.1139/w99-005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A physical genome map of the Moraxella catarrhalis type strain (ATCC 25238) has been constructed using pulsed field gel electrophoresis. Macrorestriction analyses of the genome of M. catarrhalis were performed by digestion with the restriction enzymes SmaI, NotI, and RsrII, which cleave the single circular chromosome into 9, 10, and 6 fragments, respectively. The chromosomal fragments generated by pulsed field gel electrophoresis were converted to a linkage map utilizing a combination of partial digestions, and cross-hybridizations. Moraxella catarrhalis, like a number of other respiratory pathogens, has a relatively small genome estimated at 1750 kilobase pairs or about 40% of the size of the Escherichia coli genome. The locations of the four ribosomal RNA operons (rrnLS) were determined by Southern hybridization and by digestion with I-CeuI endonuclease. A number of genes involved in virulence have been placed onto the physical map by Southern hybridization including those encoding the predominant outer-membrane proteins and the chromosomal gene encoding beta-lactamase.Key words: Moraxella catarrhalis, physical map, genome analysis, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, virulence.
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Kyd JM, Cripps AW. Killed whole bacterial cells, a mucosal delivery system for the induction of immunity in the respiratory tract and middle ear: an overview. Vaccine 1999; 17:1775-81. [PMID: 10194839 DOI: 10.1016/s0264-410x(98)00441-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Infectious diseases remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide with mucosal membranes being the most frequent portals of entry of pathogenic micro-organisms. This has prompted studies aimed at the development of vaccination protocols that would lead to an increased protection of mucosae through an understanding of the common mucosal immune system as an immune communication network between mucosal sites. Recent studies have suggested that preferential sub-networks exist within the system and these studies have exploited the gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT)-lung sub-network in the development of oral vaccine strategies for infections of the respiratory tract and middle ear. Mucosal immunization with whole formalin killed Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa), Branhamella catarrhalis, nontypable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) or Streptococcus pneumoniae (Spn) results in enhanced homologous bacterial clearance from the lung of immune animals challenged with live bacteria. These studies have been extended to the middle ear where similar results have been observed for NTHi and Spn. Mechanisms responsible for inducing enhanced bacterial clearance from the airways include opsonising antibody, antigen specific CD4+ T helper cells, cytokine responses and recruitment of activated polymophonuclear neutrophils. The mechanisms induced by immunization which stimulates the immune system to rapidly mobilise both innate and specific immune responses during infection are the subject of ongoing research.
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- J M Kyd
- Gadi Research Centre, Faculty of Applied Science, University of Canberra, ACT, Australia.
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Chen D, Barniak V, VanDerMeid KR, McMichael JC. The levels and bactericidal capacity of antibodies directed against the UspA1 and UspA2 outer membrane proteins of Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis in adults and children. Infect Immun 1999; 67:1310-6. [PMID: 10024576 PMCID: PMC96462 DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.3.1310-1316.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The UspA1 and UspA2 proteins from Moraxella catarrhalis share antigenic epitopes and are promising vaccine candidates. In this study, the levels and bactericidal activities of antibodies in sera from healthy adults and children toward UspA1 and UspA2 from the O35E strain were measured. Human sera contained antibodies to both proteins, and the levels of immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies were age dependent. Adult sera had significantly higher titers of IgG than child sera (P < 0.01). The IgG3 titers to the UspA proteins were higher than the IgG1 titers in the adults' sera, while the IgG1 titers were higher than the IgG3 titers in the children's sera (P < 0.05). The IgG antibodies in the sera from 2-month-old children appeared to be maternally derived, since the mean titer was significantly higher than that in sera from 6- to 7-month-old children (P < 0.05). Serum IgA antibodies to both UspA1 and UspA2 were low during the first 7 months of age but thereafter gradually increased along with the IgG titers. Analysis of sera absorbed with UspA1 or UspA2 showed that the antibodies to UspA1 and UspA2 were cross-reactive with each other and associated with serum bactericidal activity. Examination of affinity-purified human antibodies confirmed that naturally acquired antibodies to UspA1 and UspA2 were bactericidal and cross-reactive. These results support using UspA1 and UspA2 in a vaccine to prevent M. catarrhalis infections.
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- D Chen
- Wyeth-Lederle Vaccines, West Henrietta, New York 14586-9728, USA
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Luke NR, Russo TA, Luther N, Campagnari AA. Use of an isogenic mutant constructed in Moraxella catarrhalis To identify a protective epitope of outer membrane protein B1 defined by monoclonal antibody 11C6. Infect Immun 1999; 67:681-7. [PMID: 9916077 PMCID: PMC96373 DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.2.681-687.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Moraxella catarrhalis-induced otitis media continues to be a significant cause of infection in young children, prompting increased efforts at identifying effective vaccine antigens. We have previously demonstrated that M. catarrhalis expresses specific outer membrane proteins (OMPs) in response to iron limitation and that this organism can utilize transferrin and lactoferrin for in vitro growth. One of these proteins, which binds human transferrin, is OMP B1. As the human host presents a naturally iron-limited environment, proteins, like OMP B1, which are expressed in response to this nutritional stress are potential vaccine antigens. In this study, we have developed monoclonal antibody (MAb) 11C6, which reacts to a surface-exposed epitope of OMP B1 expressed by M. catarrhalis 7169. This antibody was used to clone ompB1, and sequence analysis suggested that OMP B1 is the M. catarrhalis homologue to the transferrin binding protein B described for pathogenic Neisseriaceae, Haemophilus influenzae, Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, and M. catarrhalis. Expression of recombinant OMP B1 on the surface of Escherichia coli confers transferrin binding activity, confirming that this protein is likely involved in iron acquisition. In addition, ompB1 was used to construct an isogenic mutant in M. catarrhalis 7169. This mutant, termed 7169b12, was used as the control in bactericidal assays designed to determine if OMP B1 elicits protective antibodies. In the presence of MAb 11C6 and human complement, wild-type 7169 demonstrated a 99% decline in viability, whereas the ompB1 isogenic mutant was resistant to this bactericidal activity. Further analysis with MAb 11C6 revealed the presence of this OMP B1 epitope on 31% of the clinical isolates tested. These data suggest that OMP B1 is a potential vaccine antigen against M. catarrhalis infections.
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- N R Luke
- Department of Microbiology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14214, USA
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Maluszynska GM, Krachler B, Sundqvist T. The ability to bind albumin is correlated with nitric oxide sensitivity in Moraxella catarrhalis. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1998; 166:249-55. [PMID: 9770282 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1998.tb13898.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Moraxella catarrhalis is sensitive to NO generators, e.g. S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine (SNAP) and sodium nitroprusside (SNP), but can spontaneously develop higher SNP tolerance. Using SDS-PAGE of outer membrane proteins and immunoblotting for serum albumin, we found that the wild strain bound more blood-medium-derived albumin than the SNP-resistant variant did. There was a negative correlation between NO tolerance and the presence of serum albumin in the medium. We suggest that M. catarrhalis can change its surface properties to avoid binding albumin and thereby increase its resistance to NO. Growth of Moraxella is affected by iron, and that may have influenced our results. Using chrome azurol S plates as an indicator, we noted that both albumin and SNP have a strong affinity for iron(III).
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- G M Maluszynska
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Linköping, Sweden
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McMichael JC, Fiske MJ, Fredenburg RA, Chakravarti DN, VanDerMeid KR, Barniak V, Caplan J, Bortell E, Baker S, Arumugham R, Chen D. Isolation and characterization of two proteins from Moraxella catarrhalis that bear a common epitope. Infect Immun 1998; 66:4374-81. [PMID: 9712790 PMCID: PMC108528 DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.9.4374-4381.1998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The UspA1 and UspA2 proteins of Moraxella catarrhalis are potential vaccine candidates for preventing disease caused by this organism. We have characterized both proteins and evaluated their vaccine potential using both in vitro and in vivo assays. Both proteins were purified from the O35E isolate by Triton X-100 extraction, followed by ion-exchange and hydroxyapatite chromatography. Analysis of the sequences of internal peptides, prepared by enzymatic and chemical cleavage of the proteins, revealed that UspA1 and UspA2 exhibited distinct structural differences but shared a common sequence including an epitope recognized by the monoclonal antibody 17C7. By sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), purified UspA1 exhibited a molecular weight of approximately 350, 000 when unheated and a molecular weight of 100,000 after being heated for 10 min at 100 degreesC. In contrast, purified UspA2 exhibited an apparent molecular weight of 240,000 by SDS-PAGE that did not change with the length of time of heating. Their sizes as determined by gel filtration were 1,150,000 and 830,000 for UspA1 and UspA2, respectively. Preliminary results indicate the proteins have separate functions in bacterial pathogenesis. Purified UspA1 was found to bind HEp-2 cells, and sera against UspA1, but not against UspA2, blocked binding of the O35E isolate to the HEp-2 cells. UspA1 also bound fibronectin and appears to have a role in bacterial attachment. Purified UspA2, however, did not bind fibronectin but had an affinity for vitronectin. Both proteins elicited bactericidal antibodies in mice to homologous and heterologous disease isolates. Finally, mice immunized with each of the proteins, followed by pulmonary challenge with either the homologous or a heterologous isolate, cleared the bacteria more rapidly than mock-immunized mice. These results suggest that UspA1 and UspA2 serve different virulence functions and that both are promising vaccine candidates.
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- J C McMichael
- Wyeth-Lederle Vaccines and Pediatrics, West Henrietta, New York 14586-9728, USA.
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Gu XX, Chen J, Barenkamp SJ, Robbins JB, Tsai CM, Lim DJ, Battey J. Synthesis and characterization of lipooligosaccharide-based conjugates as vaccine candidates for Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis. Infect Immun 1998; 66:1891-7. [PMID: 9573066 PMCID: PMC108140 DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.5.1891-1897.1998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis is an important cause of otitis media and sinusitis in children and of lower respiratory tract infections in adults. Lipooligosaccharide (LOS) is a major surface antigen of the bacterium and elicits bactericidal antibodies. Treatment of the LOS from strain ATCC 25238 with anhydrous hydrazine reduced its toxicity 20,000-fold, as assayed in the Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) test. The detoxified LOS (dLOS) was coupled to tetanus toxoid (TT) or high-molecular-weight proteins (HMP) from nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae through a linker of adipic acid dihydrazide to form dLOS-TT or dLOS-HMP. The molar ratios of dLOS to TT and HMP conjugates were 19:1 and 31:1, respectively. The antigenicity of the two conjugates was similar to that of the LOS, as determined by double immunodiffusion. Subcutaneous or intramuscular injection of both conjugates elicited a 50- to 100-fold rise in the geometric mean of immunoglobulin G (IgG) to the homologous LOS in mice after three injections and a 350- to 700-fold rise of anti-LOS IgG in rabbits after two injections. The immunogenicity of the conjugate was enhanced by formulation with monophosphoryl lipid A plus trehalose dimycolate. In rabbits, conjugate-induced antisera had complement-mediated bactericidal activity against the homologous strain and heterologous strains of M. catarrhalis. These results indicate that a detoxified LOS-protein conjugate is a candidate for immunization against M. catarrhalis diseases.
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- X X Gu
- Laboratory of Immunology, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA.
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McGregor K, Chang BJ, Mee BJ, Riley TV. Moraxella catarrhalis: clinical significance, antimicrobial susceptibility and BRO beta-lactamases. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1998; 17:219-34. [PMID: 9707304 DOI: 10.1007/bf01699978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Moraxella catarrhalis is an important pathogen of humans. It is a common cause of respiratory infections, particularly otitis media in children and lower respiratory tract infections in the elderly. Colonisation of the upper respiratory tract appears to be associated with infection in many cases, although this association is not well understood. Nosocomial transmission is being increasingly documented and the emergence of this organism as a cause of bacteremia is of concern. The widespread production of a beta-lactamase enzyme renders Moraxella catarrhalis resistant to the penicillins. Cephalosporins and beta-lactamase inhibitor combinations are effective for treatment of beta-lactamase producers, and the organism remains nearly universally susceptible to the macrolides, fluoroquinolones, tetracyclines and the combination of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole. Two major beta-lactamase forms, BRO-1 and BRO-2, have been described on the basis of their isoelectric focusing patterns. The BRO-1 enzyme is found in the majority of beta-lactamase-producing isolates and confers a higher level of resistance to strains than BRO-2. The BRO enzymes are membrane associated and their production appears to be mediated by chromosomal determinants which are transmissible by an unknown mechanism. The origin of these novel proteins is unknown.
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- K McGregor
- Department of Microbiology, The University of Western Australia, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Nedlands, Australia
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Murphy TF. Lung infections. 2. Branhamella catarrhalis: epidemiological and clinical aspects of a human respiratory tract pathogen. Thorax 1998; 53:124-8. [PMID: 9624298 PMCID: PMC1758713 DOI: 10.1136/thx.53.2.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- T F Murphy
- Department of Microbiology, State University of New York at Buffalo, New York, USA
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Boel E, Bootsma H, de Kruif J, Jansze M, Klingman KL, van Dijk H, Logtenberg T. Phage antibodies obtained by competitive selection on complement-resistant Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis recognize the high-molecular-weight outer membrane protein. Infect Immun 1998; 66:83-8. [PMID: 9423843 PMCID: PMC107862 DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.1.83-88.1998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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We used competitive panning to select a panel of 10 different human antibodies from a large semisynthetic phage display library that distinguish between serum complement-resistant and complement-sensitive strains of the gram-negative diplococcus Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis. Western blotting analyses and inhibition enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays showed that all phage antibodies were directed against the same or closely spaced epitopes on the target protein, which is the high-molecular-weight outer membrane protein (HMW-OMP) of M. catarrhalis. HMW-OMP was found in multiple isolates of complement-resistant but not complement-sensitive M. catarrhalis strains. Nucleotide sequence analysis demonstrated that the immunoglobulin heavy- and light-chain variable-region genes encoding the 10 phage antibodies were remarkably similar, with a strong preference for basic amino acid residues in the heavy-chain CDR3 regions. This is the first report showing that competitive panning is a successful procedure to obtain phage antibodies against differentially expressed structures on phenotypically dissimilar strains of prokaryotic cells.
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- E Boel
- Eijkman-Winkler Institute for Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, and Inflammation, Utrecht University Hospital, The Netherlands.
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Campagnari AA, Ducey TF, Rebmann CA. Outer membrane protein B1, an iron-repressible protein conserved in the outer membrane of Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis, binds human transferrin. Infect Immun 1996; 64:3920-4. [PMID: 8751951 PMCID: PMC174315 DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.9.3920-3924.1996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis is a gram-negative human mucosal pathogen, which primarily causes otitis media in young children. However, this bacterium is also a common cause of lower respiratory tract infections in adults with underlying lung disease. Our previous data have shown that M. catarrhalis expresses iron-repressible outer membrane proteins in response to iron limitation. We have extended these observations to demonstrate that one of these proteins, termed outer membrane protein (OMP) B1, binds human transferrin. Using a newly developed monoclonal antibody to OMP B1, we determined that this protein is conserved in the iron-stressed outer membranes of all clinical isolates of M. catarrhalis tested to date. Furthermore, our data have confirmed that children infected with M. catarrhalis have immunoglobulin G antibodies to OMP B1 in their convalescent sera. These current data suggest that OMP B1 is immunogenic and expressed in vivo and may be involved in an iron uptake mechanism utilized by M. catarrhalis.
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- A A Campagnari
- Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo 14214, USA.
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Over the past decade, Branhamella catarrhalis has emerged as an important human pathogen. The bacterium is a common cause of otitis media in children and of lower respiratory tract infections in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. B. catarrhalis is exclusively a human pathogen. It colonizes the respiratory tract of a small proportion of adults and a larger proportion of children. Studies involving restriction enzyme analysis of genomic DNA show that colonization is a dynamic process, with the human host eliminating and acquiring new strains frequently. The surface of B. catarrhalis contains outer membrane proteins, lipooligosaccharide, and pili. The genes which encode several outer membrane proteins have been cloned, and some of these proteins are being studied as potential vaccine antigens. Analysis of the immune response has been limited by the lack of an adequate animal model of B. catarrhalis infection. New information regarding outer membrane structure should guide studies of the human immune response to B. catarrhalis. Immunoassays which specifically detect antibodies to determinants exposed on the bacterial surface will elucidate the most relevant immune response. The recognition of B. catarrhalis as an important human pathogen has stimulated research on the epidemiology and surface structures of the bacterium. Future studies to understand the mechanisms of infection and to elucidate the human immune response to infection hold promise of developing new methods to treat and prevent infections caused by B. catarrhalis.
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- T F Murphy
- Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA.
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Bootsma HJ, van Dijk H, Verhoef J, Fleer A, Mooi FR. Molecular characterization of the BRO beta-lactamase of Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1996; 40:966-72. [PMID: 8849261 PMCID: PMC163240 DOI: 10.1128/aac.40.4.966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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A rapid increase in the prevalence of beta-lactamase-producing Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis strains has been noticed during the last decades. Today, more than 80% of strains isolated worldwide produce beta-lactamase. To investigate beta-lactamase(s) of M. catarrhalis at the molecular level, the BRO-1 beta-lactamase gene (bla) was isolated as part of a 4,223-bp HindIII fragment. Sequence analysis indicated that bla encodes a polypeptide of 314 amino acid residues. Insertional inactivation of bla in M. catarrhalis resulted in complete abrogation of beta-lactamase production and ampicillin resistance, demonstrating that bla is solely responsible for beta-lactam resistance. Comparison with other beta-lactamases suggested that M. catarrhalis beta-lactamase is a unique enzyme with conserved residues at the active sites. The presence of a signal sequence for lipoproteins suggested that it is lipid modified at its N terminus. In keeping with this assumption was the observation that 10% of beta-lactamase activity was found in the membrane compartment of M. catarrhalis. M. catarrhalis strains produce two types of beta-lactamase, BRO-1 and BRO-2, which differ in their isoelectric points. The BRO-1 and BRO-2 genes from two ATCC strains of M. catarrhalis were sequenced, and only one amino acid difference was found between the predicted products. However, there was a 21-bp deletion in the promoter region of the BRO-2 gene, possibly explaining the lower level of production of BRO-2. The G + C content of bla (31%) was significantly lower than those of the flanking genes (47 and 50%), and the overall G + C content of the M. catarrhalis genome (41%). These results indicate that bla was acquired by horizontal gene transfer from another, still unknown species.
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- H J Bootsma
- Eijkman-Winkler Institute for Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Ejzenberg B, Melles H, Melles C, Dias R, Baldacci ER, Okay Y. Aerobic bacteria, Chlamydia trachomatis, Pneumocystis carinii and Cytomegalovirus as agents of severe pneumonia in small infants. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 1996; 38:9-14. [PMID: 8762633 DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46651996000100003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The authors studied 58 infants hospitalized for pneumonia in a semi-intensive care unit. Age ranged from 1 complete to 6 incomplete months. The infants were sent from another hospital in 20 cases and from home in a further 38. Pulmonary involvement, which was alveolar in 46 cases and interstitial in 12, was bilateral in 31 children. The investigation was carried out prospectively on the etiological agents associated with respiratory infection to look for evidence of aerobic bacteria (blood cultures), Chlamydia trachomatis and Cytomegalovirus (serology), and Pneumocystis carinii (direct microscopy of tracheal aspirated material). The following infectious agents were diagnosed in 21 children (36.2%): Aerobic bacteria (8), Chlamydia trachomatis (5), Pneumocystis carinii (3), Cytomegalovirus (3), Cytomegalovirus and Chlamydia trachomatis (1), Aerobic bacteria and Cytomegalovirus (1). Seven cases of infection by Chlamydia trachomatis and/or Cytomegalovirus were diagnosed out of the 12 cases with pulmonary interstitial involvement.
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- B Ejzenberg
- Pediatrics Department, University of São Paulo, Brasil
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Hol C, Verduin CM, Van Dijke EE, Verhoef J, Fleer A, van Dijk H. Complement resistance is a virulence factor of Branhamella (Moraxella) catarrhalis. FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY 1995; 11:207-11. [PMID: 7581272 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695x.1995.tb00118.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to investigate complement resistance in Branhamella (Moraxella) catarrhalis isolated from healthy schoolchildren or sputum-producing adult patients. Two techniques were used: a serum bactericidal assay as the gold standard and an easier 'culture and spot' test. Children (age 4-13; n = 303) and patients (n = 1047) showed high colonization/infection rates with B. catarrhalis (31% and 19%, respectively). Complement resistance or intermediate sensitivity occurred frequently in patient isolates (62% and 27%, respectively) and less often in children (33% and 8.5%, respectively; P << 0.0001). In young children (age 4-5 years), the proportion of complement-resistant strains was around 50%. Complement resistance in B. catarrhalis is associated with illness and may hence be considered a virulence factor.
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- C Hol
- Eijkman-Winkler Institute for Medical and Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Verduin CM, Hol C, Van Dijke E, Faber JA, Jansze M, Verhoef J, Van Dijk H. Assessment of complement-mediated killing of Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis isolates by a simple method. CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY IMMUNOLOGY 1995; 2:365-8. [PMID: 7664184 PMCID: PMC170161 DOI: 10.1128/cdli.2.3.365-368.1995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Recently, we showed that complement resistance is an important virulence factor of Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis. Our study used a serum bactericidal assay to determine complement resistance in M. catarrhalis. Although the serum bactericidal assay is considered the "gold standard" for determining complement resistance, it is laborious and time-consuming and therefore not well suited for large-scale studies. Using a large number (n = 324) of M. catarrhalis isolates obtained from the sputa of patients with lower respiratory tract infections (n = 200) and young carriers (n = 124), we assessed the value of a simple "culture-and-spot" test as an alternative to the serum bactericidal assay. For both groups of isolates, the degree of concordance between the two tests used was very significant (P < 0.0001). The agreement between the two assays was estimated to be "excellent beyond chance" (as determined by Cohen's kappa test). The culture-and-spot assay is a valuable alternative to the serum bactericidal assay, not only for screening purposes as shown here but also for studying the mechanism of complement resistance in M. catarrhalis at the molecular level.
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- C M Verduin
- Eijkman-Winkler Institute for Medical and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Utrecht University Hospital, The Netherlands
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Campagnari AA, Shanks KL, Dyer DW. Growth of Moraxella catarrhalis with human transferrin and lactoferrin: expression of iron-repressible proteins without siderophore production. Infect Immun 1994; 62:4909-14. [PMID: 7927771 PMCID: PMC303206 DOI: 10.1128/iai.62.11.4909-4914.1994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis, a mucosal pathogen closely related to Neisseria species, is a prominent cause of otitis media in young children and lower respiratory tract infections in adults. In this study, we investigated whether M. catarrhalis can compete for iron bound to human transferrin or human lactoferrin in a manner similar to that utilized by Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Our studies demonstrated that M. catarrhalis obtains iron from these serum carrier proteins and also maintains growth with ferric nitrate in vitro. Furthermore, we report that when M. catarrhalis is grown under iron-limited conditions, the bacteria express new outer membrane proteins that are not detected in membranes of organisms cultured in an iron-rich environment. We have shown that these are iron-repressible proteins since they are not induced by other environmental stresses and the expression of these proteins is repressed when a source of iron is provided for iron-limited bacteria. The iron-repressible proteins are expressed in the absence of any detectable siderophore production. These iron-repressible proteins may be important for the acquisition and utilization of iron in vivo, which could allow M. catarrhalis to colonize and survive on human mucosal surfaces.
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- A A Campagnari
- Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo 14215
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Ejlertsen T, Thisted E, Ebbesen F, Olesen B, Renneberg J. Branhamella catarrhalis in children and adults. A study of prevalence, time of colonisation, and association with upper and lower respiratory tract infections. J Infect 1994; 29:23-31. [PMID: 7963631 DOI: 10.1016/s0163-4453(94)94979-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The colonisation rate of Branhamella catarrhalis in patients from 0 to 45 years of age was examined. Of 561 women admitted to hospital in labour, 6 (1%) carried B. catarrhalis in their throats but none carried the organism in their vaginas. None of 534 newborn babies became colonised at birth or during their 5 days' stay in hospital. Neither were 102 neonates < 1 month of age in hospital colonised. The maximum colonisation rate during childhood was observed in children 1-48 months of age with 143 of 266 (54%) children colonised. Among children 4-15 years of age, four of 57 (7%) children with healthy respiratory tracts were colonised. Significantly more children with upper or lower respiratory tract infections (RTI) were colonised (68%) than were children without such infections (36%), (P < 0.001). After recovery from RTI, the isolation rate in the RTI group fell to that of the non-RTI group. A seasonal variation in prevalence was not observed. Of all the strains of B. catarrhalis isolated, 84% produced beta-lactamase.
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- T Ejlertsen
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Aalborg Hospital, Denmark
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Hosker HS, Jones GM, Hawkey P. Management of community acquired lower respiratory tract infection. BMJ (CLINICAL RESEARCH ED.) 1994; 308:701-5. [PMID: 8142797 PMCID: PMC2539403 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.308.6930.701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- H S Hosker
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, General Infirmary at Leeds
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Verduin CM, Jansze M, Hol C, Mollnes TE, Verhoef J, van Dijk H. Differences in complement activation between complement-resistant and complement-sensitive Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis strains occur at the level of membrane attack complex formation. Infect Immun 1994; 62:589-95. [PMID: 8300216 PMCID: PMC186145 DOI: 10.1128/iai.62.2.589-595.1994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The mechanism of resistance to human complement-mediated killing in Moraxella catarrhalis was studied by comparing different complement-sensitive and complement-resistant M. catarrhalis strains in a functional bystander hemolysis assay and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for soluble terminal complement complexes. Complement-resistant stains appeared to activate complement to the same extent as, or even slightly better than, complement-sensitive strains. This indicates that complement-resistant strains do not inhibit classical or alternative pathway activation but interfere with complement at the level of membrane attack complex formation. A clear difference in dose-response curves for resistant and sensitive strains was observed both in the bystander hemolysis assay and in the ELISA. Complement-resistant strains showed optimum curves, whereas complement-sensitive strains gave almost linear curves. We conclude that resistant strains bind and/or inactivate one of the terminal complement components or intermediates involved in membrane attack complex formation. Trypsin, known to abolish complement resistance, changed the optimum dose-response curve of a resistant strain to a linear one, which strongly suggests that complement resistance is mediated by an M. catarrhalis-associated protein. This protein acts directly or through the binding of a terminal complement inhibitor present in serum.
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- C M Verduin
- Eijkman-Winkler Institute of Medical and Clinical Microbiology, Utrecht University Medical Faculty, University Hospital, The Netherlands
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Gottfarb P, Brauner A. Children with persistent cough--outcome with treatment and role of Moraxella catarrhalis? SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES 1994; 26:545-51. [PMID: 7710536 DOI: 10.3109/00365549409011812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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52 children with severe cough persisting for more than 10 days were randomized to treatment with amoxycillin/clavulanic acid or placebo in a prospective double-blinded study. Clinically suspected cases of pertussis were excluded, yet 12 (23%) of the children had laboratory verified pertussis infection. The nasopharyngeal colonization showed a predominance of Moraxella catarrhalis which was isolated in 37 (71%) children. Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae were isolated in 11 (20%) and 16 (30%) children, respectively. The antibiotic-treated group had a significantly better recovery in both the pediatrician's estimation (p = 0.02) and the independent parental judgement (p = 0.002). These findings are consistent with the view that Moraxella catarrhalis could be directly involved in the pathogenesis of persistent cough in children.
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- P Gottfarb
- Department of Pediatrics, Sachsska Barnsjukhuset, Dalen Clinic, Enskededalen, Sweden
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Verduin CM, Hol C, Bootsma HJ, Verhoef J, van Dijk H. Observations on constitutional resistance to infection. IMMUNOLOGY TODAY 1993; 14:44-5. [PMID: 8442864 DOI: 10.1016/0167-5699(93)90329-j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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