ASYMPTOMATIC NEISSERIA-SUBFLAVA BIOVAR PERFLAVA BACTERIURIA IN A CHILD WITH OBSTRUCTIVE UROPATHY

A case of asymptomatic urinary tract infection with Neisseria subflava biovar perflava in a 10-year-old male patient with congenital structu ral abnormalities of the urinary bladder is presented. The organism wa s recovered from three catheter urine specimens collected over a seven -month period. A brief review of the role of saprophytic Neisseria spe cies in infectious processes is presented and the likely source of thi s unusual urinary tract isolate is discussed.