Significance, isolation, identification and sensitivity of Branhaemella (moraxella) catarrhalis

In a study lasting over two years the frequency and sensitivity of moraxella catarrhalis causing respiratory tract infections were studied. Sputum samples from patients with lower respiratory tract infections were screened for moraxella catarrhalis. The organisms isolated identified and their sensitivity determined by simple methods which are practicable. The study shows that 22.4% of the infections were due to moraxella catarrhalis and 98% of the isolates were sensitive to amoxicillin-culvanalic acid (augmentin). The paper signifies the importance of reporting moraxella catarrhalis and its treatment.