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Title: Meningococcal disease in one soldier patient: case report from Vietnam
Authors: Nguyen, Thanh Viet
Nguyen, Minh Nam
Nguyen, Vu Trung
Do, Tuan Anh
Hoang, Van Tong
Keywords: Meningitis
Meningococcal disease
Neisseria meningitidis
Sepsis
Issue Date: 2021
Series/Report no.: Vietnam Journal of Science, Technology and Engineering;Vol. 63, No. 01 .- P.54-58
Abstract: Meningococcal disease is caused by an infection with Neisseria meningitidis (N. meningitidis) bacteria, which is responsible for two major forms of the disease including meningitis and/or septicaemia. N. meningitidis remains a significant cause of an endemic and leads to significant morbidity and mortality. Diagnosis of meningococcal disease may be challenging due to clinical signs that vary widely and are often similar to those of other illnesses. Meningococcal disease persists in Vietnamese military populations despite the availability of antibiotics and vaccines. The rate of meningococcal disease in Vietnam is low and no meningococcal sepsis case has yet been reported from Vietnam. Herein, we describe the first meningococcal sepsis case in a Vietnamese military unit and emphasize the beneficial application of a molecular method in the diagnosis of N. meningitidis and the successful use of antibiotic treatment.
URI: https://dspace.ctu.edu.vn/jspui/handle/123456789/71745
ISSN: 2525-2461
Appears in Collections:Vietnam journal of Science, Technology and Engineering

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