Invasive meningococcal disease in the University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

• Main Authors: Raja, N.S., Parasakthi, N., Puthucheary, S.D., Kamarulzaman, A.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/596/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16534160

BACKGROUND: Neisseria meningitidis (N. meningitidis) remains the leading worldwide cause of acute bacterial meningitis and fatal sepsis in healthy individuals. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 12 cases of N. meningitidis from patients with invasive meningococcal infections in University of Malay...