Isolation of Neisseria lactamica from the female genital tract. A case report.
Neisseria lactamica was isolated from the genital tract of a young patient with a persistent vaginal discharge. Although infection with N lactamica occurs very rarely, the importance of complete biochemical identification of neisseriae is emphasised in view of the serious social and medicolegal consequences which could result from a misdiagnosis of gonorrhoea.
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005836:Genitalia, Female / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007973:Leukorrhea / Q000382:microbiology*; D009343:Neisseria / Q000302:isolation & purification*