Suspected materno-fetal transmission of neisseria meningitidis serogroup w clonal complex 11 causing early- onset neonatal sepsis

Abstract

Materno-fetal transmission and perinatal sepsis caused by Neisseria meningitidis are rare events despite an awareness that this organism colonizes the female genital tract. We report a case of early-onset neonatal sepsis suspected to be caused by maternally acquired N. meningitidis serogroup W clonal complex 11, focusing on the clinical management and diagnostic microbiology work-up.