Abstract
Neisseria lactamica was isolated from the blood of a 7-year-old girl who was immunosuppressed from chemotherapy for acute lymphocytic leukemia. She was receiving trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole prophylactically. The isolate was resistant to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and sensitive to penicillin. The patient responded to intravenous penicillin therapy. The organism did not produce immunoglobulin A1 protease.
MeSH terms
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Child
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Drug Combinations / pharmacology
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Female
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Humans
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Leukemia, Lymphoid / complications
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Neisseria / drug effects*
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Penicillin Resistance
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Penicillins / pharmacology
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Sepsis / microbiology*
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Sulfamethoxazole / pharmacology*
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Trimethoprim / pharmacology*
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Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
Substances
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Drug Combinations
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Penicillins
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Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
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Trimethoprim
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Sulfamethoxazole