title: An atypical form of infantile meningococcal meningitis.
abstract: We describe a rare case of infantile meningococcal (serotype B) meningitis in a 3-month-old Chinese boy with an atypical indolent presentation with prolonged persistent fever despite appropriate antimicrobial therapy likely due to drug fever. The case highlights the need for continued vigilance in identifying similar cases in the future.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK christellexttan@gmail.com.|Paediatrics, National University Healthcare System, Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: Christelle Xian-Ting
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9395-4679
authors.initials: CX
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: Paediatrics, National University Healthcare System, Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: Yang Chern
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lim
mesh_terms: D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D002443:Ceftriaxone
keywords: General surgery; Medical education; Resuscitation; Trauma