J Pediatr Infect Dis 2013; 08(03): 149-151
DOI: 10.3233/JPI-130395
Case Report
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Moraxella osloensis septicemia in a preterm infant

Araceli Ferrari Cortés
a   Hospital Infantil Virgen del Rocío, Unidad de Neonatología C/ Manuel Siourot, Sevilla, Spain
,
Pilar Rojas Feria
a   Hospital Infantil Virgen del Rocío, Unidad de Neonatología C/ Manuel Siourot, Sevilla, Spain
,
Elisa García García
a   Hospital Infantil Virgen del Rocío, Unidad de Neonatología C/ Manuel Siourot, Sevilla, Spain
,
Antonio Pérez Sánchez
a   Hospital Infantil Virgen del Rocío, Unidad de Neonatología C/ Manuel Siourot, Sevilla, Spain
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10. April 2013

25. Juni 2013

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28. Juli 2015 (online)

Abstract

Moraxella osloensis is an aerobic, gram-negative coccobacillus infrequently isolated from clinical specimens. There is little published related to risk factors and treatment of Moraxella osloensis infections in the paediatric population. We report the first case of Moraxella bacteremia in a preterm newborn infant successfully treated and a review of bacteremia cases in children.