Abstract
We describe 5 pediatric cases of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135 infection. Infectious and/or reactive extrameningeal involvement was frequent. One patient had a persistent postmeningococcal inflammatory syndrome. Four of 5 isolates belonged to the clonal complex 37. The important risk of extrameningeal complications must be borne in mind when treating children with N. meningitidis W135 infection.
MeSH terms
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Arthritis, Infectious / diagnosis
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Arthritis, Infectious / drug therapy
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Meningitis, Meningococcal / diagnosis
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Meningitis, Meningococcal / drug therapy
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Meningococcal Infections / diagnosis*
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Meningococcal Infections / drug therapy
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Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup W-135 / drug effects
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Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup W-135 / isolation & purification*
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Retrospective Studies
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Treatment Outcome