title: Asymptomatic Neisseria subflava biovar perflava bacteriuria in a child with obstructive uropathy.
abstract: A case of asymptomatic urinary tract infection with Neisseria subflava biovar perflava in a 10-year-old male patient with congenital structural abnormalities of the urinary bladder is presented. The organism was recovered from three catheter urine specimens collected over a seven-month period. A brief review of the role of saprophytic Neisseria species in infectious processes is presented and the likely source of this unusual urinary tract isolate is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Illinois College of Medicine.
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Janda
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Senseng
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Todd
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Schreckenberger
mesh_terms: D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009343:Neisseria / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000002:abnormalities*