Moraxella catarrhalis
Moraxella catarrhalis, formerly also Neisseria catarrhalis and Branhamella catarrhalis, is part of the physiological flora of the upper respiratory tract. It is a conditioned pathogen causing inflammation of the upper and lower respiratory tract.
Identification
- microscopy: G− cocci to short rods
- cultivation: blood agar, chocolate agar
- tests: positive oxidase test, positive catalase test
Diseases
It causes inflammation of the upper respiratory tract in children (sinusitis, otitis media), and inflammation of the lower respiratory tract (pneumonia) in adults. It may be the cause of sepsis.
Therapy
- erythromycin (now no longer registered for systemic treatment),
- cotrimoxazole,
- tetracyclines,
- chloramphenicol.
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References
- BEDNÁŘ, Marek – SOUČEK, Andrej – FRAŇKOVÁ, Věra. Lékařská mikrobiologie : Bakteriologie, virologie, parazitologie. 1. edition. Praha : Marvil, 1996. 558 pp. ISBN 80-238-0297-6.
- RYŠKOVÁ, Olga. Mikrobiologie pro studující zubního lékařství. 1. edition. Praha : Karolinum, 2004. 234 pp. ISBN 80-246-0834-0.
- ŠMÍROVÁ, Václava. Úvod do lékařské mikrobiologie. 1. edition. Plzeň : Lékařská fakulta UK v Plzni, -.
Links
- ↑ CONSTANTINESCU, Michael. Moraxella catarrhalis Infection: Prognosis [online]. Last revision 2014-08-29, [cit. 2014-10-18]. < https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/222320-overview >.
