Case report of bacteremia due to Neisseria mucosa

Arij Mechergui; Wafa Achour; Rekaya Baaboura; Hela Ouertani; Amal Lakhal; Lamia Torjemane; Tarek Ben Othman; Assia Ben Hassen

doi:10.1111/apm.12144

Case report of bacteremia due to Neisseria mucosa

APMIS. 2014 Apr;122(4):359-61. doi: 10.1111/apm.12144. Epub 2013 Jul 30.

Authors

Arij Mechergui¹, Wafa Achour, Rekaya Baaboura, Hela Ouertani, Amal Lakhal, Lamia Torjemane, Tarek Ben Othman, Assia Ben Hassen

Affiliation

¹ Service des Laboratoires, Centre National de Greffe de Moelle Osseuse de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisie.

PMID: 23905778
DOI: 10.1111/apm.12144

Abstract

Neisseria mucosa, a Gram-negative diplococcus, is part of normal nasopharyngeal flora. We report a case of bacteremia caused by N. mucosa in a 50-year-old neutropenic patient suffering from non-secretory multiple myeloma stage IIIA. This case underscores that mostly nonpathogenic N. mucosa can cause bacteremia in neutropenic patients who developed mucositis after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Keywords: Bacteremia; Neisseria mucosa.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Bacteremia / etiology*
Bacteremia / microbiology
Female
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / adverse effects
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Middle Aged
Multiple Myeloma / complications
Multiple Myeloma / therapy
Neisseria mucosa / classification
Neisseria mucosa / genetics
Neisseria mucosa / pathogenicity*
Neisseriaceae Infections / etiology*
Neisseriaceae Infections / microbiology
Neutropenia / complications