Twins with meningitis due to Neisseria meningitidis

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Bayhan G. İ., Yüksek S., Güder L., Konca H. K., Özen S., Çöplü N., ...More

GERMS, vol.13, no.4, pp.338-342, 2023 (ESCI, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.18683/germs.2023.1403
  • Journal Name: GERMS
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE
  • Page Numbers: pp.338-342
  • Keywords: infant, Meningitis, Neisseria meningitidis, twin
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction The incidence of invasive meningococcal disease is highest in infants and young children. Case report Twin infants diagnosed two days apart with meningitis due to N. meningitidi serogroup B are presented. Conclusions There has never been a report of concurrent meningococcal meningitis in twin brothers. We wanted to highlight the high likelihood of meningococcal transmission through household contacts and the importance of antibiotic prophylaxis and meningococcal vaccination recommendations for close contacts of these cases.