Pathogens
Moraxella catarrhalis

Moraxella catarrhalis

Precautions

Standard Precautions

Susceptibilities

General Information

A gram-negative diplococcus.

Colonizer of upper airways in humans.

Most frequently found as part of normal flora for infants & children, decreases in adults.

  • Otitis media

  • Sinusitis

  • Chronic bronchitis

  • Pneumonia

  • Conjunctivitis

  • COPD exacerbations