Moraxella osloensis septicemia in a preterm infant

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Cortés, Araceli Ferrari | Feria, Pilar Rojas | García, Elisa García | Sánchez, Antonio Pérez

Affiliations: Hospital Infantil Virgen del Rocío, Unidad de Neonatología C/ Manuel Siourot, Sevilla, Spain

Note: [] Correspondence: Pilar Rojas Feria, Hospital Infantil Virgen del Rocío, Unidad de Neonatología C/Manuel Siourot s/n 41013, Sevilla, Spain. Tel.: +34 955 013 884; Fax: +34 955 013 884; E-mail: [email protected]

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.

Keywords: Moraxella osloensis, preterm, newborn

DOI: 10.3233/JPI-130395

Journal: Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 149-151, 2013