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. 1980 Mar;11(3):270–273. doi: 10.1128/jcm.11.3.270-273.1980

Meningitis caused by maltose-negative variant of Neisseria meningitidis.

P A Granato, R Howard, B Wilkinson, J Laser
PMCID: PMC273377  PMID: 6769946

Abstract

A maltose-negative variant of Neisseria meningitidis, Slaterus Y, was recovered from a patient with meningitis. A report of the case is presented and the medical-legal significance of such an isolate is briefly discussed.

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