Disease in children due to serogroup W-135 Neisseria meningitidis.

Autor: Joiner KT; Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Nigeria., Odugbemi TO, Afolabi JK
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: African journal of medicine and medical sciences [Afr J Med Med Sci] 1990 Mar; Vol. 19 (1), pp. 1-3.
Abstrakt: Two cases of meningococcal disease due to serogroup W-135 Neisseria meningitidis are presented. One died from fulminating meningococcaemia and the other had severe meningoencephalitis with acute septic arthritis. Serogroup W-135 N. meningitidis is pathogenic for man, and laboratories should attempt to identify and serotype the organism so that more data about the disease it causes can be obtained.
Databáze: MEDLINE