Moraxella lacunata isolated from epidemic conjunctivitis among teen-aged females.
An epidemic follicular conjunctivitis affecting teen-aged females has been studied. Moraxella lacunata was isolated from 11% of the patients, a frequency far above the rate found in other types of chronic conjunctivitis. The condition is suggested to be the chronic follicular conjunctivitis (Axenfeld) due to Moraxella lacunata.
D000293:Adolescent; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D009016:Moraxella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009664:Norway