Ophthalmia neonatorum caused by Neisseria cinerea.
Neisseria cinerea is an organism that has only recently been implicated as a human pathogen. In this case, N. cinerea was identified as the cause of ophthalmia neonatorum (conjunctivitis) in a 2-day-old girl.
Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Community Medical Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania 18510.
P
P
Bourbeau
V
V
Holla
S
S
Piemontese
D000328:Adult; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009343:Neisseria / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D009878:Ophthalmia Neonatorum / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D011247:Pregnancy