Moraxella catarrhalis bacteraemia associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection and pneumonia.
This report describes a case of severe pneumonia associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection and Moraxella catarrhalis bacteraemia in a 44-y-old woman with undiagnosed breast carcinoma. M. pneumoniae is increasingly recognized as a co-pathogen but to the authors' knowledge this is the first reported case of M. catarrhalis bacteraemia associated with M. pneumoniae infection.
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Department of Infectious Diseases, Brownlee Centre, Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow, UK.
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D000328:Adult; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D017291:Clarithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D001936:Moraxella catarrhalis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination; D017291:Clarithromycin