Open AccessInvasive meningococcal disease at a military base in Warsaw, January 2007
Author(s) -
Marcin Kadłubowski,
Izabela Waśko,
A Klarowicz,
Waleria Hryniewicz
Publication year - 2007
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.12.09.03147-en
Subject(s) - neisseria meningitidis , fulminant , medicine , sepsis , meningitis , meningococcal disease , meningococcal meningitis , bacterial meningitis , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , bacteria , genetics , biology
On 5 January 2007, two soldiers from a military base in Warsaw, Poland, presented with symptoms indicating fulminant sepsis. The soldiers were admitted to intensive care units in two different hospitals. Neisseria meningitidis was isolated from blood and cerebrospinal fluid in the case of one patient and from blood only in the case of the other, and sent to the National Reference Centre for Bacterial Meningitis (NRCBM) for further characterisation.