1. Moraxella lacunata Septic Arthritis in a Patient with Lupus Nephritis
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Aaron D. Owens, Andrés F. Henao-Martínez, Anna Woodbury, and James H. Jorgensen
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Microbiology (medical) ,Moraxellaceae Infections ,Lupus nephritis ,Penicillanic Acid ,Arthritis ,Bacteremia ,Case Reports ,Young Adult ,Humans ,Moraxella ,Medicine ,Infusions, Intravenous ,Piperacillin ,Arthritis, Infectious ,biology ,business.industry ,Eye infection ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Lupus Nephritis ,Anti-Bacterial Agents ,Bacterial Typing Techniques ,Piperacillin, Tazobactam Drug Combination ,Treatment Outcome ,Debridement ,Immunology ,Moraxella lacunata ,Female ,Septic arthritis ,business ,Nephritis - Abstract
Moraxella lacunata is a rare, usually commensal gram-negative rod most commonly associated with eye infections. We report a unique case of noniatrogenic M . l acunata bacteremia and septic knee arthritis in a patient with class III-IV lupus nephritis and speculate on the association between invasive Moraxella infection and renal impairment.
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- 2009
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