Meningitis due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B in India

Indian Pediatr. 2013 Jun 8;50(6):601-3.

Abstract

Invasive meningococcal disease has a fulminant course and high mortality. Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A is predominantly responsible for meningococcal disease in India and the developing countries. Group B meningococcus, which is prevalent in the developing world is uncommon in India. We herein report the second case of group B meningococcal infection from the country, two decades after the reporting of the first case. Ineffective vaccines against serogroup B warrant the need for close surveillance of this disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Echoencephalography
  • Humans
  • India
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Meningitis, Meningococcal / drug therapy
  • Meningitis, Meningococcal / microbiology*
  • Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup B / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents