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Case Reports
. 2015 Apr 15;8(4):6369-71.
eCollection 2015.

Fatal bacteremia by neisseria cinerea in a woman with myelodysplastic syndrome: a case report

Xiaofei Zhu  1 , Min Li  1 , Huiling Cao  1 , Xuewen Yang  1
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Case Reports

Fatal bacteremia by neisseria cinerea in a woman with myelodysplastic syndrome: a case report

Xiaofei Zhu et al. Int J Clin Exp Med. .

Abstract

Neisseria cinerea has been rarely found in blood cultures. In this study, we are reporting a case of a Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) patient in whose blood Neisseria cinerea was found and led a fatal consequence. This case will call our attentions to the uncommon pathogens in the pathogenicity of end-stage patients.

Keywords: Neisseria cinerea; bacteremia; myelodysplastic syndrome.

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Gram-negative diplococcus were observed under microscope (1000×).
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Glistening gray colonies with smooth margins on agars.
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