Moraxella

[mə′rak·sə·lə]

(microbiology)

A genus of bacteria that are parasites of mucous membranes.

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hemophilic bacteria

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Objective: To determine the prevalence of Moraxella catarrhalis in sputum cultures from patients with lower respiratory tract infection and their antimicrobial sensitivity profiles.

Prevalence and emerging resistance of Moraxella catarrhalis in lower respiratory tract infections in Karachi

The major bacterial organisms infecting the lower airways of children with PBB are Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis and Streptococcus pneumonia.

A synopsis of cough for parents

Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus species, and Moraxella species), and hearing changes as measured by audiometry

Azithromycin to prevent COPD exacerbations

Infectious causes of COPD exacerbation: Bacterial Non-typeable haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, nerobacteriaceae, Haemophilius parainfiuenzae.

Acute COPD exacerbations: an evidenced-based approach

Reporting out Streptococcus pneumoniae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Haemophilus influenzae, or Staphylococcus aureus from a throat specimen will lead to unnecessary antibiotic usage and, ultimately, add to the problem of resistance.

Diary of the "mad" med-lab techs

It retains activity against Moraxella catarrhalis and Haemophilus influenzae, which we think about as common pathogens in community-acquired pneumonia.

New agents join antibiotic resistance fight

6 -- Moraxella catarrhalis -- %10 Neisseria meningitides -- -- Mycobacterium tuberculosis %1.

Pneumococcal infections and immunization/Pnomokok enfeksiyonlari ve asilama

84 bacterias foram identificadas a genero: Pseudomonas (11), Acinetobacter (39), Pantoea (17), Aeromonas (cinco), Moraxella (quatro), Serratia (tres), Yersinia (dois), Klebsiella (um), Enterobacter (um) e Methylobacterium (um).

Contagem, isolamento e caracterizacao de bacterias psicrotroficas contaminantes de leite cru refrigerado

The bacterial species most commonly isolated from patients with RTIs include Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemopbilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrbalis.

Treatment recommendations for patients with common respiratory tract infections with variables indicative of treatment failure

Microbiologically, the organisms associated with AOM are Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, and some miscellaneous respiratory bacterial pathogens.

AOM and AOMT are different entities

The guidelines evaluated 19 antibiotics based on a theoretic analysis that incorporated pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic data from clinical trials, pathogen distribution, and in vitro activity of the various agents against the three predominant pathogens: Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis (Otolaryngol.