Branhamella catarrhalis in lower respiratory tract secretions in adults

Abstract
Findings in specimens from the lower respiratory tract were reviewed in order to assess the role ofBranhamella catarrhalis in broncho-pulmonary infections.Branhamella catarrhalis was isolated from the first sample of good quality in 68 (6.7 %) of 1,016 patients. In 36 there was pure growth, and review of patients charts suggested a diagnosis ofBranhamella catarrhalis pneumonia in 12 cases.