Moraxella catarrhalis : from Emerging to Established Pathogen
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Moraxella catarrhalis: from emerging to established pathogen.
Moraxella catarrhalis (formerly known as Branhamella catarrhalis) has emerged as a significant bacterial pathogen of humans over the past two decades. During this period, microbiological and molecular diagnostic techniques have been developed and improved for M. catarrhalis, allowing the adequate determination and taxonomic positioning of this pathogen. Over the same period, studies have reveal...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Microbiology Reviews
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0893-8512,1098-6618
DOI: 10.1128/cmr.15.1.125-144.2002