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. 2024 Aug 23;30(8):e70011. doi: 10.1111/cns.70011

TABLE 2.

Summary of the clinical cases of Moraxella osloensis meningitis published in the last 50 years.

Reference Gender Age (years) Underlying disease Manifestation Peripheral blood WBC (×109/L) CSF WBC (×106/L) CSF protein (mg/dL) Diagnostic method Treatment Outcome
Hansen et al. 4 F 1.5 Hydrocephaly and CSF shunt Fever, meningeal signs, enlargement of the cranical perimeter n.a. 1400 75 CSF culture Methicillin; chloramphenicol; penicillin Recovered
Berger and Kreissel 5 M 4 Not found Vomiting, somnolence, fever 14.3 14,850 325 CSF culture Penicillin Recovered
Fritsche et al. 6 F 4 Not found Fever, headache, cold, cough, skin sports 16.0 n.a. 16.4 CSF culture Penicillin Recovered
Fijen et al. 7 M 15 Complement C8 deficiency Fever, vomiting, petechiae, meningeal irritability, disturbance of consciousness n.a. 82 n.a. CSF culture Penicillin Recovered
Roh et al. 8 F 4 Not found Headache, fever, abdominal pain, vomiting 19.8 890 31 CSF culture; 16S rRNA gene sequence Cefotaxime; ampicillin Recovered
Roh et al. 8 M 15 Not found Headache, petechiae, neck stiffness 30.2 35,500 575 CSF culture; 16S rRNA gene sequence Ceftazidime; netilmicin Recovered
Roh et al. 8 M 81 Pancreatic cancer and liver cirrhosis Headache, petechiae, neck stiffness 6.9 9 75 CSF culture; 16S rRNA gene sequence Cefotaxime Recovered
Fox‐Lewis et al. 9 F 31 Subclinical sinusitis Rapid onset confusion, neck stiffness, headache n.a. 92 325 CSF 16S rDNA PCR screening Chloramphenicol; doxycycline Recovered

Abbreviations: F, female; M, male; n.a., not available.