title: First case report of Neisseria lactamica causing cavitary lung disease in an adult organ transplant recipient.
abstract: We describe a case of an adult organ recipient patient with a pulmonary cavitary lesion due to Neisseria lactamica, a harmless commensal organism that rarely causes human infection. To our knowledge, this is the first report of pulmonary disease caused by this organism and the second case of N. lactamica infection in an adult patient.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Service, Hospital São Lucas da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, 6690 Ipiranga Avenue, 90610-000 Porto Alegre-RS, Brazil. apzavascki@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Alexandre Prehn
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Zavascki
authors.forename: Leandro
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fritscher
authors.forename: Silvana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Superti
authors.forename: Cícero
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dias
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kroth
authors.forename: Moacir Alexandre
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Traesel
authors.forename: Ivan Carlos Ferreira
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Antonello
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Saitovitch
mesh_terms: D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D042806:Neisseria lactamica / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016870:Neisseriaceae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D002511:Cephalosporins