A fatal endocarditis case due to an emerging bacterium: Moraxella nonliquefaciens

Autor: C. Duployez, C. Loïez, G. Ledoux, S. Armand, E. Jaillette, F. Wallet
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: IDCases, Vol 8, Iss C, Pp 12-13 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2214-2509
DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2017.02.006
Popis: Moraxella nonliquefaciens is a Gram-negative coccobacillus considered as a commensal organism from the upper respiratory tract, with low pathogenic potential. The phenotypical conventional identification is difficult and the matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight technology has increased the resolution of identification of this bacterium. We report a fatal case of endocarditis due to M. nonliquefaciens whose identification was confirmed by 16S rRNA, and we review the literature on this pathogen in endocarditis.
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