Isolation of Neisseria canis in mixed culture from a patient after a cat bite.
We report a case of identification of Neisseria canis in a human patient after a cat bite. This organism was isolated from a mixed culture together with Pasteurella multocida and Eikenella corrodens. It is the second case report of a human infection.
Centre National de Référence des Méningocoques et Neisseria Apparentées, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009343:Neisseria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*