Ocular infection in a newborn caused by Neisseria mucosa.
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Neisseria mucosa was isolated in pure culture from a purulent ocular infection of a newborn. The initial Gram-stained smear revealed intracellular gram-negative diplococci. The organism showed resistance to vancomycin, colistin, and trimethoprim in susceptibility testing and grew well on Thayer-Martin medium.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 25 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1987