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. 1981 Jun;13(6):1066–1069. doi: 10.1128/jcm.13.6.1066-1069.1981

Branhamella (Neisseria) catarrhalis--a lower respiratory tract pathogen?

M A Johnson, W L Drew, M Roberts
PMCID: PMC273951  PMID: 7251828

Abstract

Branhamella (Neisseria) catarrhalis was identified as a probable respiratory tract pathogen in seven patients, four with pneumonia and three with bronchitis. Five of the B. catarrhalis isolates produced beta-lactamase. Production of beta-lactamase correlated with penicillin resistance by the standardized disk diffusion method and also with high minimal inhibitory concentrations of penicillin for the two strains which were tested.

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