Case Reports
Neisseria flavescens septicaemia with meningitis. A case report
- PMID: 6474295
Item in Clipboard
Case Reports
Neisseria flavescens septicaemia with meningitis. A case report
S Afr Med J.
.
Abstract
A rare case of septicaemia with meningitis caused by Neisseria flavescens is reported. The clinical presentation and initial bacteriological findings were indistinguishable from those in meningococcal septicaemia with purpura. A review of the literature for N. flavescens infections revealed 15 other cases of meningitis and 1 of septicaemia. A plea is made for the full identification of all Neisseria isolated, especially those isolated from cerebrospinal fluid and blood cultures, so that closely related members of the family Neisseriaceae are not confused.
Similar articles
-
Neisseria subflava as a cause of meningitis and septicemia in children. Report of five cases.JAMA. 1966 Mar 7;195(10):821-3. doi: 10.1001/jama.1966.03100100073019. JAMA. 1966. PMID: 12608164 Review.
-
First case report of Streptococcus suis septicaemia and meningitis from Greece.Eur J Neurol. 2005 Jun;12(6):487-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2005.00998.x. Eur J Neurol. 2005. PMID: 15885057 No abstract available.
-
Septicaemia and meningitis caused by a group G streptococcus.J Infect. 1986 Nov;13(3):285-7. doi: 10.1016/s0163-4453(86)91355-1. J Infect. 1986. PMID: 3794365 No abstract available.
-
Early diagnosis model for meningitis supports public health decision making.J Infect. 2011 Jul;63(1):32-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2011.03.013. Epub 2011 May 20. J Infect. 2011. PMID: 21652009
-
Meningitis due to Neisseria mucosa: case report and review.Rev Infect Dis. 1991 Sep-Oct;13(5):837-41. doi: 10.1093/clinids/13.5.837. Rev Infect Dis. 1991. PMID: 1962095 Review.
Cited by
-
Neisseria flavescens Infection in Atypical Multiple Vallecular Cysts.Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 Oct;71(Suppl 1):11-13. doi: 10.1007/s12070-015-0871-2. Epub 2015 Jun 30. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019. PMID: 31741919 Free PMC article.
-
Necrotizing pneumonia and empyema caused by Neisseria flavescens infection.J Thorac Dis. 2014 May;6(5):553-7. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.02.16. J Thorac Dis. 2014. PMID: 24822118 Free PMC article.
-
Neisseria flavescens: A Urease-Expressing Potential Pathogen Isolated from Gastritis Patients.Curr Microbiol. 2018 Feb;75(2):186-193. doi: 10.1007/s00284-017-1364-1. Epub 2017 Oct 24. Curr Microbiol. 2018. PMID: 29063969
-
NeisseriaBase: a specialised Neisseria genomic resource and analysis platform.PeerJ. 2016 Mar 17;4:e1698. doi: 10.7717/peerj.1698. eCollection 2016. PeerJ. 2016. PMID: 27017950 Free PMC article.
Publication types
MeSH terms
LinkOut - more resources
Medical