First case of interconnected clusters of primary meningococcal arthritis and meningococcal meningitis due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B in Slovenia

In this report, we describe a case of interconnected clusters of invasive meningococcal disease due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B:P1.22,14:F5-1(ST-269) in young adults – a boyfriend and a girlfriend. The male was diagnosed with primary meningococcal septic arthritis of the right knee and the...

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Published in:	Zdravniški vestnik (Ljubljana, Slovenia : 1992) Vol. 90; no. 5-6; pp. 266 - 274
Main Authors:	Simoniti, Miha, Selič Kurinčič, Tanja, Trop Skaza, Alenka, Kebler, Ines, Paragi, Metka, Kastrin, Tamara
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Slovenian Medical Association 30-06-2021
Subjects:	meningokok okužbe kosti in sklepov skupek skupina b
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Summary:	In this report, we describe a case of interconnected clusters of invasive meningococcal disease due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B:P1.22,14:F5-1(ST-269) in young adults – a boyfriend and a girlfriend. The male was diagnosed with primary meningococcal septic arthritis of the right knee and the female was diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis with meningococcemia a few hours later. Both were hospitalized at the General Hospital Celje and treated with ceftriaxone, but with different outcomes; the female recovered completely, while the male will probably have long-term sequelae of septic arthritis.
ISSN:	1318-0347 1581-0224
DOI:	10.6016/ZdravVestn.3042