Meningitis caused by maltose-negative variant of Neisseria meningitidis.
A maltose-negative variant of Neisseria meningitidis, Slaterus Y, was recovered from a patient with meningitis. A report of the case is presented and the medical-legal significance of such an isolate is briefly discussed.
D000328:Adult; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D005220:Fathers; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008320:Maltose / Q000378:metabolism*; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000209:etiology*; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology
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