CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER INFECTION CAUSED BY MORAXELLA-OSLOENSIS IN A PATIENT RECEIVING HOME PARENTERAL-NUTRITION

We report the first case of a central venous catheter infection caused by Moraxella osloensis, which was successfully treated without cathet er removal, The isolation, identification, and pathogenesis of this sp ecies are discussed. It is recommended that Moraxella isolates be iden tified to species in order to determine the relative pathogenic and op portunistic roles of the various Moraxella species. Our case also demo nstrates that catheter sepsis caused by some Gram-negative organisms m ay be amenable to systemic antibiotic therapy without the necessity of catheter removal.