Panaritium ossale et articulare caused by Moraxella nonliquefaciens.
Only little is known about soft tissue, bone or joint infections caused by Moraxella spp. A case of panaritium ossale et articulare caused by Moraxella nonliquefaciens in an 80-year-old patient immunocompromised by diabetes mellitus and liver insufficiency is reported here. Surgery, local antiseptic treatment, and therapy with aminopenicillins plus beta-lactamase-inhibitors led to complete cure of the infection within 10 days.
Piontek
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Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Serologie, Klinikums der Stadt Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany.
Herrmann-Czylwik
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers; D006801:Humans; D009016:Moraxella; D016870:Neisseriaceae Infections / Q000209:etiology*