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Case Reports
. 1976 Feb;130(2):198-9.
doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1976.02120030088017.

Neisseria lactamica meningitis

B A Lauer, C E Fisher
Case Reports

Neisseria lactamica meningitis

B A Lauer et al. Am J Dis Child. 1976 Feb.

Abstract

Neisseria lactamica was recovered from the blood and cerebrospinal fluid of a 7-month-old girl with acute purulent meningitis. The isolate was identified initially as N meningitidis. However, additional biochemical testing at the Center for Disease Control showed that the organism fermented lactose and produced beta-D-galactosidase, thereby confirming its identity as N lactamica.

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