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Case Reports
. 2018 Apr;46(2):271-274.
doi: 10.1007/s15010-017-1090-4. Epub 2017 Nov 1.

Neisseria cinerea bacteremia in a patient receiving eculizumab: a case report

Thomas L Walsh  1   2 , Holly R Bean  3   4 , Robert B Kaplan  5
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Neisseria cinerea bacteremia in a patient receiving eculizumab: a case report

Thomas L Walsh et al. Infection. 2018 Apr.

Abstract

Neisseria cinerea is a commensal species capable of colonizing the upper respiratory tract of humans. Bacteremia associated with this organism is very uncommon, with only seven previous cases described. We report a case of Neisseria cinerea bacteremia in a patient maintained on indefinite eculizumab therapy. It is the eighth reported case of Neisseria cinerea bacteremia and represents the first case in a patient receiving eculizumab.

Keywords: Bacteremia; Eculizumab; Neisseria cinerea; Nonpathogenic Neisseria.

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