Volume : IX, Issue : V, May - 2020

NEISSERIA CINEREA : A RARE AND MISSED PATHOGEN CAUSING MENINGITIS

Kalpana Chauhan, Ravi Pratap Singh, Amit Singh, Anubhuti, Anita Pandey

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Neisseria cinerea is a human commensal. It colonises the upper respiratory tract. It has been rarely found in blood cultures. The authors report a rare case of bacteremia in a 3 year old child caused by Neisseria cinerea .To the best of our knowledge this is the first reported case of Bacteremia and meningitis by Neisseria cinerea in Western Uttar Pradesh region of India. This case calls attention to the uncommon pathogens associated with bacteremia.

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NEISSERIA CINEREA : A RARE AND MISSED PATHOGEN CAUSING MENINGITIS, Kalpana Chauhan, Ravi Pratap Singh, Amit Singh, Anubhuti, Anita Pandey GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-9 | Issue-5 | May-2020


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