Moraxella catarrhalis bacteraemia associated with prosthetic vascular graft infection.
Moraxella catarrhalis, formerly called Branhamella catarrhalis, 'Neisseria catarrhalis' or 'Micrococcus catarrhalis', is a Gram-negative, aerobic diplococcus frequently found as a colonizer of the upper respiratory tract. Over the last 20-30 years, this bacterium has emerged as a genuine pathogen, and is now considered an important cause of otitis media in children and an aetiological agent in pneumonia in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. However, bacteraemia due to M. catarrhalis has rarely been reported. Presented here is a case of M. catarrhalis bacteraemia associated with prosthetic vascular graft infection along with a review of the relevant literature.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan.|Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan.
Naoto
N
Sano
Department of General Medicine, Saga University Hospital, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan.
Satoshi
S
Matsunaga
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan.|Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan.
Tomonori
T
Akiyama
Central and Clinical Laboratories, Saga University Hospital, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan.|Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan.
Yukari
Y
Nakashima
Central and Clinical Laboratories, Saga University Hospital, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan.
Koji
K
Kusaba
Central and Clinical Laboratories, Saga University Hospital, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan.
Zenzo
Z
Nagasawa
Department of General Medicine, Saga University Hospital, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan.
Shunzo
S
Koizumi
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan.
Masaaki
M
Goto
Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan.
Hiroshi
H
Miyamoto
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D001936:Moraxella catarrhalis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D045828:Moraxellaceae Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002443:Ceftriaxone