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AsymptomaticNeisseria subflava biovarperflava bacteriuria in a child with obstructive uropathy

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A case of asymptomatic urinary tract infection withNeisseria subflava biovarperflava 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 saprophyticNeisseria species in infectious processes is presented and the likely source of this unusual urinary tract isolate is discussed.

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  1. Department of Pathology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, 840 S. Wood Street, 60612, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    W. M. Janda, C. Senseng & P. C. Schreckenberger

  2. Department of Pathology Laboratories, Division of Clinical Microbiology, University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics, University of Illinois at Chicago, 840 S. Wood Street, 60612, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    W. M. Janda, K. M. Todd & P. C. Schreckenberger

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Janda, W.M., Senseng, C., Todd, K.M. et al. AsymptomaticNeisseria subflava biovarperflava bacteriuria in a child with obstructive uropathy. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 12, 540–542 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01970960

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