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Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis BacteremiaA Case Report and Literature Review
LCDR Mark R. Wallace, MC, USN;
CDR Edward C. Oldfield Ill, MC, USN
Arch Intern Med. 1990;150(6):1332-1334.
Abstract
• Moraxella catarrhalis Is increasingly recognized as a cause of pulmonary and upper airway disease, but bacteremia remains unusual. We treated a 71-year-old man who died of rapidly progressive bacteremic M catarrhalis bronchopneumonia. This case, and a review of the 27 previously reported M catarrhalis bacteremias in the literature, demonstrated that M catarrhalis can be a virulent organism capable of causing serious infection and death in both immunocompetent and compromised hosts.
(Arch Intern Med. 1990;150:1332-1334)
Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Internal Medicine (Infectious Disease Division) and Clinical Investigation, Naval Hospital, San Diego, Calif.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication August 8,1989.
The work reported on herein was performed under the Navy Clinical Investigation Program, case report 84-16-1968-75. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Navy, Department of Defense, nor the US Government.
Reprint requests to c/o Clinical Investigation Department, Naval Hospital, San Diego, CA 92134-5000 (Dr Wallace).
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