title: Early onset neonatal infection with Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C: case report and literature review.
abstract: Although Neisseria meningitidis is one of the major causes of meningitis in children and adolescents, meningococcal disease should also be considered as part of the differential diagnoses in the newborn period.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001034:Apgar Score; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D018450:Disease Progression; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents