Artículo de revista
Bacteriemia por Neisseria subflava en un recién nacido
Fecha
2017Registro en:
Rev Chilena Infectol 2017; 34 (4): 389-392
0717-6341
Autor
Rivacoba Rojas, María Carolina
Izquierdo Copiz, Giannina
Zenteno, Natalia
Porte, Lorena
Institución
Resumen
Neisseria subflava belongs to Neisseriaceae family, is considered a comensal specie, however in certain host,
mainly inmunosuppresed patientes and children, the literature has documented invasive infections. We present a
case of a bacteriemia due to N. subflava in a newborn, treated with cefotaxime with good outcome. In newborns,
the most common Neisseria bacteria to cause invasive infections are N. meningitidis, with highly fatal clinical
course and N. gonorrhoeae which compromise the eye, oftalmia neonatorum, with uncommon invasive infections.
It´s very important the adequate microbiological diagnosis because the biochemical tests may be inconclusive.
MALDITOF mass spectrometry technique is a useful tool.