Shravani Bobde, Woo-Yun Sohn, Rafik Bekkat-Berkani, Angelika Banzhoff, Athena Cavounidis, Ener Cagri Dinleyici, Wilfrido Coronell Rodriguez, Nelly Ninis
INTRODUCTION: Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is a potentially life-threatening disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis infection. We reviewed case reports of IMD from newborns, infants, children, and adolescents, and described the real-life clinical presentations, diagnoses, treatment paradigms, and clinical outcomes. METHODS: PubMed and Embase were searched for IMD case reports on patients aged ≤ 19 years published from January 2011 to March 2023 (search terms "Neisseria meningitidis" or "invasive meningococcal disease", and "infant", "children", "paediatric", pediatric", or "adolescent")...
January 29, 2024: Infectious Diseases and Therapy