Moraxella catarrhalis - a rediscovered pathogen

Frequency and Risk Factors of Moraxella catarrhalis Infection in Patients at Vali-Asr and Amirkabir Hospitals since August 2003 to March 2004

Background: Moraxella catarrhalis is Gram negative diplococci which is a member of Neisseriacae. It was considered as a harmless commensal of the upper respiratory tract. Since 1990 its pathogenecity was established and known as a common cause of respiratory infection, particularly otitis media, sinusitis and lower respiratory tract. The aim of this research was to determine the prevalence and ...

Complete Genome Sequence of Moraxella catarrhalis Strain CCRI-195ME, Isolated from the Middle Ear

Moraxella catarrhalis is an important bacterial pathogen that causes otitis media and exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of M. catarrhalis strain CCRI-195ME, which contains the phase-variable epigenetic regulator ModM3.

Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis--clinical and molecular aspects of a rediscovered pathogen.

Since its discovery at the end of the nineteenth century, Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis has undergone several changes of nomenclature and periodic changes in its perceived status as either a commensal or a pathogen. Molecular analysis based on DNA hybridisation or 16S rDNA sequence comparisons has established its phylogenetic position as a member of the Moraxellaceae and shown that it is ...

Branhamella catarrhalis: epidemiological and clinical aspects of a human respiratory tract pathogen

Phenotypic and Genotypic Detection of Moraxella Catarrhalis Among Patients With Respiratory Tract and Otitis Media Infections

Respiratory tract infections are considerably prevalent worldwide and identifying their aetiological agents is of great medical and therapeutic value. The aims of the present study are to determine the prevalence of Moraxella catarrhalis among Sudanese patients infected with respiratory tract infections (upper and lower) and to determine the antibiotic sensitivity pattern of Moraxella catarrhal...