Invasive infection due to Moraxella lacunata, an unusual pathogen.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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2006 Nov; 37(6): 1183-6
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-32822
ABSTRACT
Moraxella lacunata, a commensal bacterium, is associated with serious invasive disease. We describe a patient with diabetic nephropathy who developed septicemia with metastatic abscesses in the liver and spleen due to Moraxella lacunata. The patient also had multiple ring enhancing lesions in both the cerebral hemispheres, possibly due to the same organism.
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Main subject:
Spleen
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Female
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Humans
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Sepsis
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Adult
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Moraxellaceae Infections
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Diabetic Nephropathies
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India
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Kidney Failure, Chronic
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Liver Abscess
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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