RT Book, Section
A1 Estabrook, Michele
A2 Rudolph, Colin D.
A2 Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2 Lister, George E.
A2 First, Lewis R.
A2 Gershon, Anne A.
SR Print(0)
ID 7027199
T1 Chapter 275. Neisseria Meningitidis
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-149723-7
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7027199
RD 2024/04/19
AB Neisseriameningitidis  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  neurological  deficit,  hearing  loss,  or  limb  amputation.1,2  Despite  advances  in  vaccine  technology,  N  meningitidis  remains  a  significant  worldwide  pathogen  and  the  cause  of  epidemic  meningitis.  Children  and  young  adults  bear  the  burden  of  disease.