title: Fulminant Endophthalmitis in a Child Caused by Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Detected by Specific DNA.
abstract: This case report describes a local Neisseria meningitidis eye infection with a long protracted course in a seemingly healthy previously vaccinated child. Bacterial infection was detected by polymerase chain reaction techniques.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Pneumology and Immunology, Charité University Medicine.
authors.forename: Tilmann
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kallinich
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Pneumology and Immunology, Charité University Medicine Labor Berlin Charité Vivantes GmbH, Department of Immunology.
authors.forename: Horst
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: von Bernuth
authors.affiliation: Labor Berlin Charité Vivantes GmbH, Department of Immunology.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuhns
authors.affiliation: Reference Centre for Meningococci and Haemophilus influenzae, Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology, University of Würzburg.
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Elias
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Eckart
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bertelmann
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Pleyer
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D038542:Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup C; D065288:Serogroup
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial
keywords: Neisseria meningitidis; endophthalmitis; eubacterial polymerase chain reaction; uveitis; vaccination