Interest of postmortem-collected specimens in the diagnosis of fulminant meningococcal sepsis

Marie-Cécile Ploy; Fabien Garnier; Jeanne Languepin; Véronique Fermeaux; Christian Martin; François Denis

doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2004.12.012

Interest of postmortem-collected specimens in the diagnosis of fulminant meningococcal sepsis

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2005 May;52(1):65-6. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2004.12.012.

Authors

Marie-Cécile Ploy¹, Fabien Garnier, Jeanne Languepin, Véronique Fermeaux, Christian Martin, François Denis

Affiliation

¹ Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie-Hygiène, CHU Dupuytren, 87042 Limoges Cedex, France. [email protected]

PMID: 15878445
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2004.12.012

Abstract

We reported the case of a child who died of purpura fulminans. The diagnosis of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C could be assessed using postmortem specimens collected up to 10 h after death. We were able to identify the bacteria by culture and/or PCR on samples without having autopsy performed. Soluble antigens were also detected in serum.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Antigens, Bacterial / blood
Autopsy*
Culture Media
Fatal Outcome
Humans
IgA Vasculitis / diagnosis*
IgA Vasculitis / microbiology
Infant
Male
Meningococcal Infections / diagnosis*
Meningococcal Infections / microbiology
Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup C / genetics
Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup C / isolation & purification*
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Sepsis / diagnosis*
Sepsis / microbiology
Specimen Handling / methods

Substances

Antigens, Bacterial
Culture Media