Disease in children due to serogroup W-135 Neisseria meningitidis
Joiner, K.T.; Odugbemi, T.O.; Afolabi, J.K.
African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences 19(1): 1-3
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0309-3913 PMID: 2109513 Document Number: 3989
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.
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