Pathophysiology of meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia.
review · Level V
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Abstract
Neisseria meningitidis is remarkable for the diversity of interactions that the bacterium has with the human host, ranging from asymptomatic nasopharyngeal colonisation affecting virtually all members of the population; through focal infections of the meninges, joints, or eye; to the devastating and often fatal syndrome of meningococcal septic shock and purpura fulminans.
Medical subject headings
- Bacteremia
- Meningitis, Meningococcal