title: Branhamella catarrhalis pneumonia with bacteremia in a pediatric patient with smoke inhalation.
abstract: Branhamella catarrhalis, a common inhabitant of the upper respiratory tract, has been identified recently as a cause of lower airway infection. In this report we present a case of B. catarrhalis pneumonia and bacteremia in a child with smoke inhalation as the first description of invasive disease involving this organism in a traumatized airway. In addition, other pediatric cases of B. catarrhalis bacteremia are reviewed, suggesting immunocompromise as a risk factor.
authors.affiliation: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Dietrich
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Gerding
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D008297:Male; D001936:Moraxella catarrhalis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D015208:Smoke Inhalation Injury / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents