Open AccessNeisseria Mucosa : A New Urinary Tract Pathogen?
Author(s) -
Daniël F. Osses,
Anneke C. Dijkmans,
Alfred Meurs,
F.M.J.A. Froeling
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
current urology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1661-7657
pISSN - 1661-7649
DOI - 10.1159/000447161
Subject(s) - vesicoureteral reflux , medicine , urinary system , neisseria , pathogen , complication , urology , reflux , immunology , bacteria , disease , biology , genetics
The most common complication of vesicoureteral reflux is urinary tract infection. We report a case of a urinary tract infection in a child with severe vesicoureteral reflux, caused by Neisseria mucosa, usually considered to be a commensal inhabitant of the oro- or nasopharynx.