Septicaemia caused by a penicillin-resistant Moraxella-like organism in a neutropenic patient.
Invasive infections with Moraxella and related species are unusual. In this report we describe a case of septicaemia in an immunocompromised patient caused by a Moraxella-like organism. The organism was difficult to identify in the laboratory and was also unusual in that it was resistant to penicillin.
Phillips
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Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Dundee, UK.
Patterson
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D
Montieth
P
P
Malnick
H
H
D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications*; D009016:Moraxella / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016870:Neisseriaceae Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000150:complications*; D010403:Penicillin Resistance