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Neisseria meningitidis antibiotic resistance case raises serious concerns – Outbreak News Today
A recent meningitis case at Children’s National Hospital raises serious concerns about antibiotic resistance in the common bacterium that caused it, researchers from the hospital write in a case report. Their findings, published online August 3 in the Journal…

A recent meningitis case at Children’s National Hospital raises serious concerns about antibiotic resistance in the common bacterium that caused it, researchers from the hospital write in a case report. Their findings, published online August 3 in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society, could change laboratory and clinical practice across the U.S. and potentially around the globe.
Gram-negative Neisseria meningitidis diplococcal bacteria/CDC
Neisseria meningitidis is the leadi…