title: W135 meningococcal pericarditis: report of two cases and review of the literature.
abstract: Pericarditis is a rare but recognized complication of meningococcal disease. After the 2000 and 2001 hajj in Saudi Arabia, a worldwide outbreak of meningococcal W135:2a:P1.2,5 (epidemic strain) was reported including the United Kingdom. Cases of meningococcal disease occurred in pilgrims and their household contacts; and community spread occurred among non-Muslims. Between July 2001 and January 2002, 2 children with pericarditis associated with W135 meningococcal disease were admitted to our hospital in east London.
authors.affiliation: Academic Centre for Child Health, St. Bartholomew's and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Haitham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: El Bashir
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Klaber
authors.forename: Ahsanullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El Baki
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Booy
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007514:Islam; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D038582:Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup W-135; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000382:microbiology*; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents