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Invasive meningococcal disease due to ciprofloxacin-resistant Neisseria meningitidis sequence type 4821: The first case in Japan.
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy - 1 Apr 2018
Kawasaki Yu, Matsubara Kousaku, Takahashi Hideyuki, Morita Masatomo, Ohnishi Makoto, Hori Masayuki, Isome Kenichi, Iwata Aya, Nigami Hiroyuki, Ikemachi Mami, Yamamoto Go, Ohkusu Kiyofumi
Abstract excerpt
We present a 4-year-old girl who developed invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C sequence type (ST)-4821. She was hospitalized due to fever, vomiting, rash and altered consciousness. Serogroup C N. meningitidis was isolated from blood culture taken on admission and was confirmed by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry, a...
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