Significance of Moraxella catarrhalis as a causative organism of lower respiratory tract infections

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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Main Authors: M.O. Ramadan, Ibrahim.S. Ibrahim, A.M. Shaheen, W.E. Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-07-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Subjects:
Respiratory infection
M. catarrhalis
Sputum culture
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763816300437

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