Prevalence and resistance pattern of Moraxella catarrhalis in community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections

Safia Bader Uddin Shaikh, Zafar Ahmed, Syed Ali Arsalan, Sana Shafiq Department of Pulmonology, Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan Introduction: Moraxella catarrhalis previously considered as commensal of upper respiratory tract has gained importance as a pathogen responsible for respirat...

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Main Authors: Shaikh SBU, Ahmed Z, Arsalan SA, Shafiq S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2015-07-01
Series:Infection and Drug Resistance
Online Access:http://www.dovepress.com/prevalence-and-resistance-pattern-of-moraxella-catarrhalis-in-communit-peer-reviewed-article-IDR