Bacteremia due to Neisseria cinerea: Report of two cases

Paul M. Southern, A. E. Kutscher

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Abstract

We report two cases of bacteremia due to Neisseria cinerea. One was a 2.5-yr-old boy with otitis media and pneumonia, who responded to treatment with amoxicillin. The other was a 46-yr-old man with underlying ethanol abuse who developed severe polymicrobial sepsis due to apparent intraabdominal disease. This man died despite extensive antimicrobial therapy.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)143-147
Number of pages5
JournalDiagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
Volume7
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1987

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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