Bacteremic Moraxella catarrhalis pneumonia in a patient with immunoglobulin deficiency

J Infect Chemother. 2000 Mar;6(1):61-2. doi: 10.1007/s101560050051.

Abstract

A-75-year old woman with agammaglobulinemia developed Moraxella catarrhalis bacteremic pneumonia. M. catarrhalis pneumonia is rarely associated with bacteremia, and neutrophils have been reported as a significant factor in the host defense system against this bacteria. This case suggests that immunoglobulin also plays a key role in the host defense system against M. catarrhalis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Agammaglobulinemia / complications*
  • Aged
  • Bacteremia / immunology
  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host / immunology*
  • Moraxella catarrhalis / isolation & purification*
  • Neisseriaceae Infections / immunology
  • Neisseriaceae Infections / microbiology*
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / immunology
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • Risk Factors