Three cases of Moraxella osloensis meningitis: a difficult experience in species identification and determination of clinical significance.
We had three cases of Moraxella osloensis meningitis. The species identification was impossible by conventional and commercial phenotypic tests. However, we could identify the species using the 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Determination of clinical significance was difficult in one patient. All three patients recovered by appropriate antimicrobial therapy.
Roh
Kyoung Ho
KH
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Kim
Chang Ki
CK
Koh
Eunmi
E
Kim
Myung Sook
MS
Yong
Dongeun
D
Park
Soo Chul
SC
Lee
Kyungwon
K
Chong
Yunsop
Y
D000293:Adolescent; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D009016:Moraxella / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D045828:Moraxellaceae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000032:analysis
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S