Fatal meningococcal meningitis in a HIV-infected patient caused by serogroup C Neisseria meningitidis belonging to the non-hypervirulent clonal complex ST-60 (cc60)

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Claudia Ferreira De Andrade²  Denise Cotrim Da Cunha¹  Veronica Cavalcanti¹  Ivano De Filippis² 

[1] ,FIOCRUZ INCQS Rio de Janeiro,Brazil

关键词: meningitis;    meningococcal;    meningococcal infections;    Neisseria meningitidis;    serogroup C;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1413-86702011000200017

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Meningococcal strains belonging to clonal complex cc60 are not associated with hypervirulent lineages and were never reported as causing disease in Latin American countries. This is the first report of a fatal meningitis case caused by a cc60 clonal complex meningococcus in Brazil. Despite the immune-compromised state of the patient, the fatal outcome here described shows the potential pathogenic behavior of strains belonging to this clonal complex and how compromised hosts can be susceptible to meningococcal infections even if the strain is not particularly invasive.

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