Moraxella osloensis, an emerging pathogen of endocarditis in immunocompromised patients?

Swiss Med Wkly. 2015 Sep 16:145:w14185. doi: 10.4414/smw.2015.14185. eCollection 2015.

Abstract

We report two cases of endocarditis due to Moraxella osloensis. Only one previous case of such infection has been described. These infections occurred in immunocompromised patients (B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and kidney graft associated with Hodgkin's disease) and both patients had a favourable outcome with a complete cure of their infectious endocarditis. This bacterium could be an emerging pathogen revealed by MALDI-TOF. Indeed, its characterisation within the Moraxella group by use of biochemistry-based methods is difficult. Moreover, this strain could be particularly involved in immunocompromised patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / immunology
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Moraxella*
  • Moraxellaceae Infections / immunology
  • Moraxellaceae Infections / microbiology*