RT Book, Section
A1 Pollard, Andrew J.
A2 Jameson, J. Larry
A2 Fauci, Anthony S.
A2 Kasper, Dennis L.
A2 Hauser, Stephen L.
A2 Longo, Dan L.
A2 Loscalzo, Joseph
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ID 1155966695
T1 Meningococcal Infections
T2 Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 20e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644016
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1155966695
RD 2019/11/15
AB Infection  with  Neisseria  meningitidis  most  commonly  manifests  as  asymptomatic  colonization  in  the  nasopharynx  of  healthy  adolescents  and  adults.  Invasive  disease  occurs  rarely,  usually  presenting  as  either  bacterial  meningitis  or  meningococcal  septicemia.  Patients  may  also  present  with  occult  bacteremia,  pneumonia,  septic  arthritis,  conjunctivitis,  and  chronic  meningococcemia.