Meningitis and Bacteremia Due to Neisseria cinerea following a Percutaneous Rhizotomy of the Trigeminal Ganglion

Publication

Meningitis and Bacteremia Due to Neisseria cinerea following a Percutaneous Rhizotomy of the Trigeminal Ganglion

Journal Paper/Review - Oct 28, 2015

von Kietzell M, Richter H, Bruderer T, Goldenberger D, Emonet S, Strahm Carol

Citation

von Kietzell M, Richter H, Bruderer T, Goldenberger D, Emonet S, Strahm C. Meningitis and Bacteremia Due to Neisseria cinerea following a Percutaneous Rhizotomy of the Trigeminal Ganglion. J Clin Microbiol 2015; 54:233-5.

Type

Journal Paper/Review (English)

Journal

J Clin Microbiol 2015; 54

Publication Date

Oct 28, 2015

Issn Electronic

1098-660X

Pages

233-5

Brief description/objective

Neisseria cinerea is a human commensal. The first known case of meningitis and bacteremia due to Neisseria cinerea following percutaneous glycerol instillation of the trigeminal ganglion is reported. Conventional phenotypic methods and complete 16S RNA gene sequencing accurately identified the pathogen. Difficulties in differentiation from pathogenic neisseriae are discussed.