TY - JOUR
T1 - Moraxella lacunata septic arthritis in a patient with lupus nephritis
AU - Woodbury, Anna
AU - Jorgensen, James
AU - Owens, Aaron
AU - Henao-Martinez, Andres
PY - 2009/11
Y1 - 2009/11
N2 - Moraxella lacunata is a rare, usually commensal gram-negative rod most commonly associated with eye infections. We report a unique case of noniatrogenic M. lacunata bacteremia and septic knee arthritis in a patient with class III-IV lupus nephritis and speculate on the association between invasive Moraxella infection and renal impairment.
AB - Moraxella lacunata is a rare, usually commensal gram-negative rod most commonly associated with eye infections. We report a unique case of noniatrogenic M. lacunata bacteremia and septic knee arthritis in a patient with class III-IV lupus nephritis and speculate on the association between invasive Moraxella infection and renal impairment.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=70449625241&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=70449625241&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1128/JCM.01403-09
DO - 10.1128/JCM.01403-09
M3 - Article
C2 - 19794049
AN - SCOPUS:70449625241
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 47
SP - 3787
EP - 3788
JO - Journal of clinical microbiology
JF - Journal of clinical microbiology
IS - 11
ER -