Septicemia due to Neisseria lactamica.
Neisseria lactamica was isolated from the blood of a pediatric patient who had signs of septicemia and otitis media. Organisms morphologically resembling Neisseria, as well as gram-positive cocci, were seen on a Gram stain of fluid from the middle ear. It is hypothesized that the N. lactamica septicemia was secondary to infection of the middle ear by this organism.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009343:Neisseria / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology*