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Bronchopulmonary infection with Moraxella catarrhalis in infants requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Author(s) -
Fenton Alan C.,
Foweraker Juliet E.,
Pearson Gale A.,
Firmin Richard K.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/ppul.1950170610
Subject(s) - moraxella catarrhalis , extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , medicine , moraxella (branhamella) catarrhalis , pneumonia , pathogen , respiratory tract , bronchiolitis obliterans , bronchiolitis , intensive care medicine , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , respiratory system , streptococcus pneumoniae , antibiotics , lung , biology , lung transplantation
Moraxella (formerly Branhamella) catarrhalis is now a well‐recognized pathogen of the upper and lower respiratory tract. Four pediatric cases of life‐threatening pneumonia requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation are presented. M. catarrhalis was isolated within 48 hours of admission in three of the cases and within 24 hours of an acute deterioration in the fourth. We conclude that M. catarrhalis is either a significant pathogen in its own right, a marker of severe disease, or a secondary invader. Pediatr Pulmonol. 1994; 17:393–395. © 1994 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.