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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

Ratna A. Kurahatti
a   Department of Clinical Microbiology, Al-yamamah Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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M.A. Maleque Molla
b   Department of Pediatrics, Al-yamamah Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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13 July 2010

17 December 2010

Publication Date:
28 July 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.

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Facial cellulitis - Moraxella cattarrhalis - bacteremia