The changing face of meningococcal infection

Menigococcal infection is caused by Neisseria meningitidis, a Gram negative diplococci. Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is caused by 6 capsular groups. The spectrum of infection is broad, with meningitis and meningococcal sepsis associated with a case fatality of between 4 and 20%. The main bur...

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Main Author: Francesca Knapper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-11-01
Series:Clinical Infection in Practice
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590170221000200