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J Med Microbiol 55 (2006), 1151-1152; DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46229-0
© 2006 Society for General Microbiology
ISSN 1473-5644

Case Report

Bacteraemic pneumonia caused by Neisseria lactamica with reduced susceptibility to penicillin and ciprofloxacin in an adult with liver cirrhosis

Cheng-Yi Wang1, Yu-Min Chuang2, Lee-Jene Teng3, Li-Na Lee2,4, Pan-Chyr Yang2, Sow-Hsong Kuo2,4 and Po-Ren Hsueh2,4

1 Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic Cardinal Tien Hospital, Fu-Jen Catholic Universtiy, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan

2 Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

3 School of Medical Technology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan

4 Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Correspondence
Po-Ren Hsueh
hsporen{at}ha.mc.ntu.edu.tw

Received 5 July 2005
Accepted 6 April 2006

This report presents a case of bacteraemic pneumonia caused by Neisseria lactamica in an adult patient with liver cirrhosis who was successfully treated with ceftriaxone. The isolate was confirmed as N. lactamica by analysis of a partial sequence of the 16S rRNA gene; it had reduced susceptibilities to penicillin (MIC 0.75 µg ml–1) and ciprofloxacin (MIC >=0.5 mg l–1).






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