Dissemination ofNeisseria meningitidis
- 21 April 2011
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 364 (16) , 1573-1575
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmcibr1101564
Abstract
Infection of the mucosal epithelium of the nasopharynx by Neisseria meningitidis can lead to systemic invasion, resulting in fulminant sepsis and meningitis. A recent study divulges a molecular event relevant to the dissemination of the bacterium.Keywords
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