Neisseria canis infection: a case report

Authors

  • Sandie Safton Sullivan and Nicolaides and Partners Pathology, Lismore, New South Wales
  • Gavine Cooper Sullivan and Nicolaides and Partners Pathology, Lismore, New South Wales
  • Michael Harrison Sullivan and Nicolaides and Partners Pathology, Lismore, New South Wales
  • Lynne Wright Sullivan and Nicolaides and Partners Pathology, Lismore, New South Wales
  • Paul Walsh General Practitioner, Evans Head, New South Wales

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.1999.23.32

Keywords:

Neisseria canis, case study

Abstract

he third case report, which is the first in Australia, of human infection with Neisseria canis is documented. This is the first case report in which the pathogenicity of this organism for humans is unequivocally demonstrated. Commun Dis Intell 1999;23:221.

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Published

05/08/99

How to Cite

Safton, Sandie, Gavine Cooper, Michael Harrison, Lynne Wright, and Paul Walsh. 1999. “Neisseria Canis Infection: A Case Report”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 23 (August):221. https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.1999.23.32.

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