Fatal meningococcemia due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup Y in a vaccinated child receiving eculizumab
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Neonatal meningococcal meningitis is very rare; among the existing 13 serogroups of Neisseria meningitidis, serogroups B, C and Y have been reported in neonatal meningococcal meningitis [1-3]. Here we report isolation of N. meningitidis serogroup Y from the cerebrospinal fluid of a neonate which to the best of our knowledge is the first report from India. This could alert the clinicians to keep...
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عنوان ژورنال: Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2164-5515,2164-554X
DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2018.1486157