title: Meningitis, pneumonitis, and arthritis caused by Neisseria meningitidis group Y.
abstract: Neisseria meningitidis subgroup Y, although commonly isolated from the nasopharynx, rarely has caused meningitis in nonmilitary individuals. Meningococcus (serogroup Y) caused pneumonitis, meningitis, and arthritis in a previously healthy woman. Findings from examination of spinal fluid were minimal, but the clinical aspects of the illness were similar to those seen with other meningococcal serotypes.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000209:etiology*; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000667:Ampicillin