Moraxella lacunata isolated from epidemic conjunctivitis among teen‐aged females

Abstract. An epidemic follicular conjunctivitis affecting teen‐aged females has been studied. Moraxella lacunata was isolated from 11% of the patients, a frequency far above the rate found in other types of chronic conjunctivitis. The condition is suggested to be the chronic follicular conjunctivitis (Axenfeld) due to Moraxella lacunata.

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