Genomic Characterization of Emerging Bacterial Uropathogen Neisseria meningitidis, Which Was Misidentified as Neisseria gonorrhoeae by Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing
Kimberley V. Sukhum, Sophonie Jean, Meghan A. Wallace, Neil W. Anderson, Carey‐Ann D. Burnham, Gautam Dantas
Abstract
Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae are pathogenic bacteria that can cause human infections. While N. meningitidis infections are associated with bacterial meningitis and bacteremia, a strain of N. meningitidis , isolated from the urogenital system, has recently been associated with urethritis.
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Neisseria meningitidisNeisseria gonorrhoeaeNeisseriaceaeMicrobiologyUrethritisNeisseriaBiologyBacteremiaMeningitisGonorrheaVirologyBacteriaMedicineAntibioticsGeneticsUrologyPsychiatryHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)Bacterial Infections and VaccinesReproductive tract infections researchInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management