Infection of Man with Mimeae
Authors: RICHARD C. REYNOLDS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1963)

Article1 May 1963Infection of Man with MimeaeRICHARD C. REYNOLDS, M.D., LEIGHTON E. CLUFF, M.D., F.A.C.P.RICHARD C. REYNOLDS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, LEIGHTON E. CLUFF, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-58-5-759 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptGram-negative bacteria, variously calledHerellea, Mima polymorpha, Bacterium anitratum, Moraxella, B5W, Diplococcus mucosus, andNeisseria Winogradskyi, have been reported frequently as causes of infection in man, although a recent compilation of severe infections caused byHerelleaspecies has been reported (1). These bacteria are either closely related or the same and have been associated with meningitis (2), subacute bacterial endocarditis (3), pneumonia (4), septicemia (5), and minor infections such as conjunctivitis (6) and urethritis (7). Except for recent interest in this group of microorganisms as a cause of penicillin-resistant urethritis, and as a cause of infection in burns (8), infection...References1. DALYPOSTICKASS AKBEH: Infections due to organisms of the genus Herellea. Arch. Intern. Med. (Chicago) 110: 580, 1962. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. DEBORD GG: Mima polymorpha in meningitis. J. Bact. 55: 764, 1948. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. PIKESCHULZEMCCULLOUGH RMMLM: Isolation of Mima polymorpha from patient with subacute bacterial endocarditis. Amer. J. Clin. Path. 21: 1094, 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. GLICKMORANCOLEMANO'BRIEN LMGPJMGF: Lobar pneumonia with bacteremia caused by Bacterium anitratum. Amer. J. Med. 27: 183, 1959. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. 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