title: Neisseria lactamica meningitis.
abstract: Neisseria lactamica was recovered from the blood and cerebrospinal fluid of a 7-month-old girl with acute purulent meningitis. The isolate was identified initially as N meningitidis. However, additional biochemical testing at the Center for Disease Control showed that the organism fermented lactose and produced beta-D-galactosidase, thereby confirming its identity as N lactamica.
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008581:Meningitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D009343:Neisseria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis