Neonatal infection with Neisseria meningitidis: Analysis of a 97-year period plus case study

Abstract

Neisseria meningitidis is one of the major causes of meningitis in children and adolescents, but it is rarely found during the neonatal period. Here, we describe a neonate with meningococcal sepsis who was admitted to the hospital on postnatal day 10, and we discuss the clinical features of neonatal infection with N. meningitidis in relation to the literature (analysis of a 97-year period). Copyright © 2014, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.