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Moraxella catarrhalis endocarditis: case report and review of the literature
J Stefanou1, A V Agelopoulou, N V Sipsas
1Department of Microbiology, Laikon General Hospital and Medical School National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
|May 29, 2000
Abstract:
A case of bacterial endocarditis caused by Moraxella catarrhalis in an apparently immunocompetent Greek male is presented, which was diagnosed after a 2-month history of low-grade fever of unknown origin. The agent seems to be a rare pathogen, but due to the high mortality rate, it should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of relevant cases. Beta-lactamase production by many strains complicates the choice of antibiotic.