| H01072 | |
| H number | H01072 |
| Name | Moraxella catarrhalis infection |
| Description | Moraxella catarrhalis is a gram-negative human mucosal pathogen that is morphologically similar to Neisseria spp. It is found as a common commensal of the nasopharynx and can cause upper respiratory tract infections. The infection presents as otitis media or sinusitis in children and the exacerbation of chronic bronchitis in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). |
| Category | Bacterial infectious disease |
| Network | - |
| Gene | - |
| Pathogen | Moraxella catarrhalis [GN:mct] |
| Env factor | - |
| Carcinogen | - |
| Drug | - |
| Comment | Moraxella catarrhalis is expected to be resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics including penicillin, ampicillin, amoxicillin, and piperacillin [ATC: J01CE01 J01CA04 J01CA01 J01CA12]. |
| Other DBs | - |
| Reference | PMID:22234107 AUTHORS Gupta N, Arora S, Kundra S TITLE Moraxella catarrhalis as a respiratory pathogen. JOURNAL Indian J Pathol Microbiol 54:769-71 (2011) DOI:10.4103/0377-4929.91496 PMID:9152030 AUTHORS Enright MC, McKenzie H TITLE Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis--clinical and molecular aspects of a rediscovered pathogen. JOURNAL J Med Microbiol 46:360-71 (1997) DOI:10.1099/00222615-46-5-360 PMID:11781271 AUTHORS Verduin CM, Hol C, Fleer A, van Dijk H, van Belkum A TITLE Moraxella catarrhalis: from emerging to established pathogen. JOURNAL Clin Microbiol Rev 15:125-44 (2002) DOI:10.1128/CMR.15.1.125-144.2002 PMID:10865200 AUTHORS Karalus R, Campagnari A TITLE Moraxella catarrhalis: a review of an important human mucosal pathogen. JOURNAL Microbes Infect 2:547-59 (2000) DOI:10.1016/S1286-4579(00)00314-2 |