title: [Neisseria meningitidis: serogroup Y. Apropos of 38 cases].
abstract: Thirty-eight cases of infections due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup Y have been studied. They correspond to the strains sent to the Laboratory (Centre National de Référence since 1987). Their repartition was: meningitidis 9 cases, purpura fulminans (6), septicaemia (5), respiratory syndroms (11), asymptomatic carriage (4), various (3). Patients were 4 months to 86 years old. Mortality was 13.2%. One third or meningitis or meningococcemia happened in correlation with complement deficiency or splenectomy. In most of cases bacterial diagnosis was made by general laboratories but only in two cases over 38 the serogrouping Y was made.
authors.affiliation: Unité d'Ecologie Bactérienne, Institut Pasteur, PARIS, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Le Bastard
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Riou
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Konczaty
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bourrillon
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guibourdenche
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003165:Complement System Proteins / Q000172:deficiency; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D012703:Serotyping; D013156:Splenectomy
chemical_list: D003165:Complement System Proteins
vernacular_title: Neisseria meningitidis: sérogroupe Y. A propos de trente-huit observations