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J Pediatr Infect Dis 2011; 06(02): 135-136
DOI: 10.3233/JPI-2011-0301
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

A rare case of facial cellulitis associated with Moraxella catarrhalis bacteremia

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  • Ratna A. Kurahatti

    a   Department of Clinical Microbiology, Al-yamamah Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

  • M.A. Maleque Molla

    b   Department of Pediatrics, Al-yamamah Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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13. Juli 2010

17. Dezember 2010

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28. Juli 2015 (online)

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Abstract

During the pre-Hib (Conjugated Haemophilus influenzae type b) vaccination era, bacteremic facial cellulitis was often attributed to Haemophilus influenzae type b and less frequently with Streptococcus pneumoniae. Here we present a case of bacteremic facial cellulitis with Moraxella catarrhalis.

Keywords

Facial cellulitis - Moraxella cattarrhalis - bacteremia