Neonatal Meningitis Due to Moraxella Catarrhalis and Review of the Literature

Overview

Journal Ann Trop Paediatr

Specialty Pediatrics

Date 1996 Sep 1

PMID 8893948

Citations 12

Authors

A Daoud

F Abuekteish

H Masaadeh

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Abstract

Moraxella catarrhalis has been reported with increasing frequency to be the aetiological agent of serious systemic infection in both children and adults. The first case of neonatal meningitis due to this organism is described herein. The fatal outcome and causes of failure of response to antimicrobial therapy are also discussed. A brief review of the literature describing the disease entities with which M. catarrhalis has been associated is presented.

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