title: Community-Acquired Moraxella catarrhalis Bacteremic Pneumonia: Two Case Reports and Review of the Literature.
abstract: Moraxella (formerly Branhamella) catarrhalis was discovered at the end of the nineteenth century, and for many decades it was considered to be a harmless commensal of the upper respiratory tract. It is a Gram-negative, aerobic diplococcus considered to be the third most common pathogen isolated in childhood sinusitis and otitis media and in adult chronic lower respiratory disease, as well as an etiological agent of pneumonia in immunosuppressed patients or those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Moraxella catarrhalis pneumonia is rarely associated with bacteremia. Here, we present two cases of community-acquired Moraxella catarrhalis bacteremic pneumonia.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Instituto Nacional de Silicosis (INS), Área del Pulmón, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, 33005 Oviedo, Spain.
authors.forename: Miguel Angel
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ariza-Prota
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Instituto Nacional de Silicosis (INS), Área del Pulmón, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, 33005 Oviedo, Spain.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pando-Sandoval
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Instituto Nacional de Silicosis (INS), Área del Pulmón, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, 33005 Oviedo, Spain.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: García-Clemente
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Instituto Nacional de Silicosis (INS), Área del Pulmón, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, 33005 Oviedo, Spain.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fole-Vázquez
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Instituto Nacional de Silicosis (INS), Área del Pulmón, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, 33005 Oviedo, Spain.
authors.forename: Pere
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Casan