Otitis media caused by beta-lactamase-producing Branhamella (Neisseria) catarrhalis.
A beta-lactamase-producing Branhamella catarrhalis was isolated in pure culture from the right middle ear aspiration of an otitis media in a 3-month-old girl. The patient responded well to cefamandole treatment.
D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009346:Neisseriaceae / Q000201:enzymology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000382:microbiology*; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000096:biosynthesis*
D001618:beta-Lactamases