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"Moraxella lacunata" endocarditis treated with penicillin

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Title: "Moraxella lacunata" endocarditis treated with penicillin

Authors: Fatima Noman , Safdar G Khan , Moazzam Khursheed , Syed Asim Noor , Jawed Abubaker 

Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association

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Publisher: Pakistan Medical Association.

Country: Pakistan

Year: 2008

Volume: 58

Issue: 6

Language: English

Categories
Antibiotic Therapy (9) Pharmacology (22872) Infectious Diseases (12373) Internal Medicine (19275) Cardiology (10889)

Abstract

Abstract


The case report of a young male with Endocarditis caused by Moraxella lacunata is presented. Although a well recognized cause of keratitis, conjunctivitis, and sinusitis; very few cases of endocarditis by this rare pathogen are  reported in literature. Patient showed a prompt response when empirical therapy was de-escalated to penicillin, after receiving culture and sensitivity report from Microbiology department.

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