Noman Fatima, Khan Safdar G, Khursheed Moazzam, Noor Syed Asim, Abubaker Jawed
Department of Pathology, Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2008 Jun;58(6):336-7.
The case report of a young male with Endocarditis caused by Moraxella lacunata is presented. Although a well recognized cause of keratitis, conjunctivitis, and sinusitis; very few cases of endocarditis by this rare pathogen are reported in literature. Patient showed a prompt response when empirical therapy was de-escalated to penicillin, after receiving culture and sensitivity report from Microbiology department.
本文报告了一例由腔隙莫拉菌引起心内膜炎的年轻男性病例。虽然该菌是角膜炎、结膜炎和鼻窦炎的常见病因，但文献中报道的由这种罕见病原体引起的心内膜炎病例非常少。在收到微生物科的培养和药敏报告后，当经验性治疗降级为青霉素时，患者显示出迅速的反应。
