RT Book, Section
A1 Kumar, Madan
A2 Kline, Mark W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182936321
T1 Neisseria meningitidis
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259588594
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182936321
RD 2024/04/20
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.