Invasive meningococcal disease due to a non-capsulated Neisseria meningitidis strain in a patient with IgG4-related disease

Invasive meningococcal disease due to a non-capsulated Neisseria meningitidis strain in a patient with IgG4-related disease

Abstract Background Invasive Meningococcal Disease (IMD) is a rare and critical disease in Japan. Most of these cases are caused by capsulated Neisseria meningitidis strains. Non-capsulated (non-typable) strains are considered relatively low-pathogenic and can colonize in the nasopharynx of healthy...

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Main Authors: Shun Kurose, Kyoko Onozawa, Hiroshi Yoshikawa, Kenichiro Yaita, Hideyuki Takahashi, Nobuyuki Shimono, Yoji Nagasaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Invasive meningococcal disease
Non-capsulated Neisseria meningitidis
IgG4-related disease
Hypocomplementemia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3064-2

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