Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Dergisi 2005 , Vol 48 , Num 3
Pseudogonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum caused by moraxella catarrhalis: a case report
Aslı Çınar1, Türkan Aydın2, Sibel Kadayıfçılar3, Deniz Gür4, Murat Yurdakök5
1Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Pediatri Uzmanı
2Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Pediatri Araştırma Görevlisi
3 Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Göz Hastalıkları Doçenti
4 Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mikrobiyoloji Profesörü
5 Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Pediatri Profesörü
Çınar A, Aydın T, Kadayıfçılar S, Gür D, Yurdakök M. (Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey). Pseudogonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum caused by moraxella catarrhalis: a case report. Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Dergisi 2005; 48: 254-256.

Although Moraxella catarrhalis was previously considered as a non-pathogenic microorganism, the literature reviewed included a number of diverse infections including neonatal conjunctivitis. The microorganism’s close similarities to Neisseria gonorrhoeae necessitate isolation and correct biochemical differentiation. We report a case of neonatal conjunctivitis misdiagnosed and treated as gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum based on a Gram stain of the pus discharge showing intracellular gram-negative diplococci. Culture confirmed growth of M. catarrhalis, previously known as Branhamella catarrhalis, which was producing beta-lactamase. This misdiagnosis of gonococcal conjunctivitis carries obvious social, psychological and medical impact. This is probably the first case report from Turkey of neonatal conjunctivitis caused by M. catarrhalis. Anahtar Kelimeler : Moraxella catarrhalis, yenidoğan, psödogonokokal oftalmia neonatorum, Moraxella catarrhalis, neonate, pseudogonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum

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