Neisseria catarrhalis septicaemia in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
A case of septicaemia due to Neisseria catarrhalis occurring in an immunosuppressed individual is described. The clinical syndrome closely resembled that of N. meningitidis septicaemia. The potential pathogenicity in the immunosuppressed patient, of organisms usually considered harmless is stressed.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001424:Bacterial Infections; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009343:Neisseria / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents