Subclinical infection of the genital tract with Neisseria meningitidis

Autor:	Maria Cristina S. Lourenço, Roberto S. Reis, Angela C. V. Andrade, Mari Tuyama, David E Barroso
Jazyk:	angličtina
Předmět:	Neisseria meningitidis genital infection AIDS Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Microbiology QR1-502
Zdroj:	Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 10, Iss 2, Pp 154-155
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1678-4391 1413-8670
DOI:	10.1590/S1413-86702006000200015
Popis:	We report the isolation of Neisseria meningitidis, characterized as B:NT:P1.7, from a female patient's genital tract in an outpatient clinic for HIV care. The gynecology clinic, as part of the follow up, collects specimens from all patients with HIV infection for routine exams and for early laboratory detection of sexually transmitted diseases . A Gram-negative diplococcus was isolated from the cervix of a heterosexual patient with AIDS. Based on this and other reported cases, urogenital infection with N. meningitidis can no longer be considered uncommon. The rising incidence of N. meningitidis isolated from this and similar sites has significant medical and diagnostic implications.
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