Significance of Moraxella catarrhalis as a causative organism of lower respiratory tract infections
Background: Moraxella catarrhalis is an exclusively human pathogen that may be overlooked in culture because of its phenotypic similarity to commensal Neisseria. Indeed, beta lactamase producing isolates of M. catarrhalis appear to be wide spread, and this may play an important role in the therapy o...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-07-01
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Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763816300437 |