We characterized a case of neonatal conjunctivitis in New York, USA, caused by Neisseria meningitidis by using whole-genome sequencing. The case was a rare occurrence, and the isolate obtained belonged to an emerging clade (N. meningitidis US nongroupable urethritis) associated with an increase in cases of urethritis since 2015.
Keywords: MSM; Neisseria meningitidis; New York; New York City; US urethritis clade; United States; antimicrobial resistance; bacteria; men who have sex with men; meningitis/encephalitis; neonatal conjunctivitis; whole-genome sequencing.