TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Meningococcal Meningitis A1 - Boslett, Bryn A. A1 - Schwartz, Brian S. A2 - Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 - McPhee, Stephen J. A2 - Rabow, Michael W. PY - 2021 T2 - Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2021 AB - ESSENTIALS OF DIAGNOSISFever, headache, vomiting, delirium, convulsions.Petechial rash on skin and mucous membranes in many.Neck and back stiffness and positive Kernig and Brudzinski signs are characteristic.Purulent spinal fluid with gram-negative intracellular and extracellular diplococci.Culture of cerebrospinal fluid, blood, or petechial aspiration confirms the diagnosis. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2023/03/31 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175787596 ER -