Bacteremia and possible endocarditis caused by Moraxella phenylpyruvica.
Moraxella phenylpyruvica, a gram-negative coccobacillus, is usually considered a nonpathogenic bacterium. Only a few cases of invasive disease caused by this organism were reported in the 1970s. We report a well-documented case of bacteremia and possible endocarditis due to M phenylpyruvica in a previously healthy man.
Department of Medicine, Coney Island Hospital and State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, 11235, USA.
A
A
Guttigoli
M M
MM
Zaman
D000328:Adult; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009016:Moraxella / Q000145:classification*; D016870:Neisseriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002511:Cephalosporins; D005839:Gentamicins; D010406:Penicillins; D000667:Ampicillin; D015242:Ofloxacin; D002439:Cefotaxime