Branhamella catarrhalis septicemia in an infant with AIDS.
Branhamella catarrhalis was isolated in blood culture from a 6-month-old infant with AIDS. The child had a nasopharyngeal infection with respiratory syncytial virus and pneumonitis with Pneumocystis carinii. Commensal organisms such as B. catarrhalis may be potential pathogens in infants with AIDS.
Wong
V K
VK
Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, California.
Ross
L A
LA
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D001936:Moraxella catarrhalis / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications*