Moraxella catarrhalis associated with acute urethritis imitating gonorrhoea acquired by oral-genital contact.
A case of heterosexual transmission of Moraxella catarrhalis by fellatio, which resulted in acute purulent urethritis mimicking gonorrhoea in the male partner, is described. In male patients with urethritis due to M. catarrhalis, orogenital contact with a sexual partner carrying the organism in his/her oropharynx is the probable route of transmission.
Microbiology Department, Pathology Centre, Hammersmith Hospital NHS Trust, Du Cane Road, London, UK. AAbdolrasouli@hhnt.nhs.uk
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Abdolrasouli
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Amin
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Baharsefat
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Roushan
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Hemmati
D000328:Adult; D020010:Heterosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001936:Moraxella catarrhalis / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D045828:Moraxellaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D015231:Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014526:Urethritis / Q000382:microbiology*