Non-serogroupable Neisseria meningitidis pneumonia in an immunocompetent patient with severe COVID-19 pneumonia: A case report

Non-serogroupable Neisseria meningitidis pneumonia in an immunocompetent patient with severe COVID-19 pneumonia: A case report

Background: Non-serogroupable Neisseria meningitidis (N. meningitidis), the most common type of N. meningitidis in asymptomatic carriers, rarely causes infections. Most reported cases of infection are in patients with immunodeficiency, primarily complement deficiencies. Case presentation: A 54-year-...

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Main Authors: Hiroki Kojima, Fukumi Nakamura-Uchiyama, Tsukasa Ariyoshi, Atsushi Kosaka, Takuya Washino, Naoya Sakamoto, Sentaro Iwabuchi, Jun Makino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
N. meningitidis
Meningococcal pneumonia
Non-serogroupable
Non-capsulated
Immunocompetent
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250922002840

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