Open AccessFirst case of interconnected clusters of primary meningococcal arthritis and meningococcal meningitis due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B in Slovenia
Author(s) -
Miha Simoniti,
Tanja Selič Kurinčič,
Alenka Trop Skaza,
Ines Kebler,
Metka Paragi,
Tamara Kastrin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
zdravniški vestnik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1581-0224
pISSN - 1318-0347
DOI - 10.6016/zdravvestn.3042
Subject(s) - neisseria meningitidis , medicine , ceftriaxone , meningococcal disease , meningitis , meningococcal meningitis , neisseriaceae , septic arthritis , meningococcal infections , group b , meningococcal vaccine , bacterial meningitis , arthritis , pediatrics , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , antibody , immunization , bacteria , biology , genetics
In this report, we describe a case of interconnected clusters of invasive meningococcal disease due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B:P1.22,14:F5-1(ST-269) in young adults – a boyfriend and a girlfriend. The male was diagnosed with primary meningococcal septic arthritis of the right knee and the female was diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis with meningococcemia a few hours later. Both were hospitalized at the General Hospital Celje and treated with ceftriaxone, but with different outcomes; the female recovered completely, while the male will probably have long-term sequelae of septic arthritis.