Meningococcemia overview

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]

Overview

Meningococcemia is the presence of Neisseria meningitidis (also known as meningococcus), a severe bacterical infection, in the blood stream. It is demonstrated by blood culture. The disease is hard to identify as it can appear in several different forms, depending on which part of the body the bacteria invade. Neisseria meningitides is a gram-negative diplococcus. The bacteria is known to cause meningitis, septicaemia, pneumonia, and even rarely urethritis. Early recognition and treatment of anyone exposed to meningococcus is extremely important to prevent serious illness or death.

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