doi: 10.1097/00007611-198109000-00021.
Branhamella catarrhalis in respiratory secretions: clinical correlation in 16 cases
- PMID: 7280758
- DOI: 10.1097/00007611-198109000-00021
Item in Clipboard
Branhamella catarrhalis in respiratory secretions: clinical correlation in 16 cases
South Med J.
1981 Sep.
Abstract
During a two-month period 24 of 1,060 (2.3%) samples of respiratory secretions submitted for culture yielded Branhamella catarrhalis in quantities of more than ten colonies per primary plate. Fifteen cultures were "pure" (ie, mixed only with normal throat flora). Of the 16 patients with positive cultures, 14 showed preexisting disease, and 15 had respiratory symptoms. Twelve of 13 patients studied showed more than 10 WBCs/LPF in the direct smear. It is concluded that B catarrhalis should be looked for and reported in such samples, since it seems to be a significant respiratory pathogen.
Similar articles
-
Isolation of Branhamella catarrhalis from sputum and tracheal aspirate.J Clin Microbiol. 1983 Nov;18(5):1262-3. doi: 10.1128/jcm.18.5.1262-1263.1983. J Clin Microbiol. 1983. PMID: 6643672 Free PMC article.
-
Incidence of Branhamella catarrhalis in the sputa of patients with chronic lung disease.Drugs. 1986;31 Suppl 3:103-8. doi: 10.2165/00003495-198600313-00022. Drugs. 1986. PMID: 3488188
-
Clinical interpretation of beta-lactamase-producing strains of Branhamella catarrhalis in sputum Gram's stain and culture.Am J Clin Pathol. 1987 Apr;87(4):498-503. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/87.4.498. Am J Clin Pathol. 1987. PMID: 3548321
-
[Branhamella catarrhalis: its respiratory pathogenicity in childhood].An Esp Pediatr. 1990 Aug;33(2):135-9. An Esp Pediatr. 1990. PMID: 2125809 Review. Spanish.
-
Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis--clinical and molecular aspects of a rediscovered pathogen.J Med Microbiol. 1997 May;46(5):360-71. doi: 10.1099/00222615-46-5-360. J Med Microbiol. 1997. PMID: 9152030 Review.
Cited by
-
Respiratory tract carrier rates of Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis in adults and children and interpretation of the isolation of M. catarrhalis from sputum.J Clin Microbiol. 1990 Dec;28(12):2674-80. doi: 10.1128/jcm.28.12.2674-2680.1990. J Clin Microbiol. 1990. PMID: 2126266 Free PMC article.
-
Bacterial infection in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in 2000: a state-of-the-art review.Clin Microbiol Rev. 2001 Apr;14(2):336-63. doi: 10.1128/CMR.14.2.336-363.2001. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2001. PMID: 11292642 Free PMC article. Review.
-
The blind nasotracheal aspiration method is not a useful tool for pathogen detection of pneumonia in children.PLoS One. 2010 Dec 29;5(12):e15885. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0015885. PLoS One. 2010. PMID: 21209964 Free PMC article.
-
Bronchopulmonary infection due to Branhamella catarrhalis.Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). 1983 Nov 12;287(6403):1446-7. doi: 10.1136/bmj.287.6403.1446. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). 1983. PMID: 6416451 Free PMC article.
-
Lung infections. 2. Branhamella catarrhalis: epidemiological and clinical aspects of a human respiratory tract pathogen.Thorax. 1998 Feb;53(2):124-8. doi: 10.1136/thx.53.2.124. Thorax. 1998. PMID: 9624298 Free PMC article. Review. No abstract available.
MeSH terms
LinkOut - more resources
Full Text Sources