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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the patients with Moraxella catarrhalis bacteremia

From: Clinical characteristics of the patients with bacteremia due to Moraxella catarrhalis in children: a case–control study

 

Gender

age (month)

BW (kg)

Underlying diseases

IS

Devices

Sick contact

Symptoms

Pre-existing antibiotics

Focus of infection

Setting

ICU admission

Others

1

female

5

8.3

Biliary atresia

-

YES (ED tube)

NO

Rhinorrhea Cough

None

Bronchitis

Hospital

NO

-

2

female

7

3.1

ELBWI, CLD Multiple malformation

-

NO

YES

Cough

None

Pneumonia

Hospital

YES

Pneumothorax

3

female

8

9.0

Bilateral hydronephrosis

-

NO

YES

Vomiting, Diarrhea

None

Unknown

Community

NO

Rotavirus (+)a

4

male

9

7.7

none

-

YES (ETT, NG tube)

NO

Cough

None

Bronchitis

Community

NO

RSV (+)b

5

female

15

10.0

Glycogen storage disease type 1b

TAC mPSL

YES (ETT, NG, CVC A line)

NO

-

None

Pneumonia

Hospital

YES

-

6

female

18

6.7

VACTER association, ELBWI, CLD, cAVB, DORV/PS/MS

-

YES (ED tube, PM)

NO

Rhinorrhea Cough

None

Pneumonia

Hospital

NO

 

7

male

20

8.8

SDH, vascular ring

-

YES (NG tube)

NO

Vomiting, Wheeze Convulsion

None

Bronchitis

Hospital

NO

-

8

female

44

12.9

Congenital intestinal motor dysfuntion

-

YES (CVC)

NO

Cough

None

Pneumonia

Hospital

NO

-

  1. aindicates concomitant infection with rotavirus diagnosed by rapid antigen test
  2. bindicates concomitant infection with respiratory syncytial virus by rapid antigen test
  3. Abbreviations: BW body weight, ELBWI extremely low birth weight infant, CLD chronic lung disease, VACTER Vertebral-Anal-Cardiac-Tracheoesophageal fistula-Renal, cAVB complete atrioventricular block, DORV double outlet right ventricle, PS pulmonary stenosis, MS mitral stenosis, SDH subdural hemorrhage, TAC tacrolimus, mPSL methyl prednisolone, ED elemental diet, ETT endotracheal tube, NG nasogastolic, PM pacemaker, CVC central venous catheter, A line arterial line, ICU intensive care unit, RSV respiratory syncytial virus