Asymptomatic Neisseria subflava biovar perflava bacteriuria in a child with obstructive uropathy

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 1993 Jul;12(7):540-5. doi: 10.1007/BF01970960.

Abstract

A case of asymptomatic urinary tract infection with Neisseria subflava biovar perflava in a 10-year-old male patient with congenital structural abnormalities of the urinary bladder is presented. The organism was recovered from three catheter urine specimens collected over a seven-month period. A brief review of the role of saprophytic Neisseria species in infectious processes is presented and the likely source of this unusual urinary tract isolate is discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bacteriuria / microbiology*
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neisseria / classification
  • Neisseria / isolation & purification*
  • Urinary Bladder / abnormalities*