An infant with meningococcal arthritis of the hip.
Meningococcus is a well known cause of meningitis and septicaemia. It is less well known as a cause of arthritis. This case report describes an infant with meningococcal arthritis and with further discussion of the role of meningococcal serogroup W135 in disease, as well as current and future immunisation strategies.
McMullan
Brendan
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Department of Microbiology, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, New South Wales, Australia. brendan.mcmullen@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au
D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D038582:Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup W-135 / Q000302:isolation & purification*