Acute Meningitis Caused byNeisseria sicca

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THE gram-negative diplococci such as Neisseria catarrhalis and N. sicca, commonly found in the pharynx, rarely cause meningitis. However, upon occasions they have been proved to be the sole cause of the disease.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The following case of meningitis due to N. sicca was proved by culture and serologic examination.§R. L., a 6 1/2-year-old boy, entered the hospital on January 20, 1947, with a history of sore throat, frontal headache, fever and vomiting of 24 hours' duration. The temperature had risen to 104°F., the headache had increased in severity and he had developed a stiff neck a few hours before . . .