A rare case of meningitis due to Neisseria meningitidis group 29E.
We report a case of meningitis due to Neisseria meningitidis group 29E. The organism was serum-sensitive and therefore not expected to be encountered in an immunologically competent young man. Trauma sustained in a road traffic accident 18 months earlier had affected the tympanic membrane and middle ear, allowing direct infection of the meninges. Myringoplasty was performed to prevent recurrent infection.
D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D001770:Blood Bactericidal Activity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000145:classification* / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial