TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Neisseria meningitidis
A1  - Kumar, Madan
A2  - Kline, Mark W.
PY  - 2018
T2  - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e
AB  - Neisseria  meningitidis  is  a  common  commensal  bacterium  of  the  human  upper  respiratory  tract.  Colonization  infrequently  leads  to  disseminated  disease,  but  the  resulting  meningitis  and  sepsis  can  be  fulminant  and  rapidly  fatal  in  healthy  children  and  adults.  Among  survivors,  11%  to  19%  are  left  with  disabilities  such  as  neurologic  deficit,  hearing  loss,  or  limb  amputation.  Despite  advances  in  vaccine  technology,  N  meningitidis  remains  a  significant  worldwide  pathogen  and  the  cause  of  epidemic  meningitis.  Children  and  young  adults  bear  most  of  the  burden  of  disease.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/20
UR  - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182936321
ER  -