Neisseria meningitidis is a gram negative
diplococcus and is one of the common causes of community-acquiredmeningitis in
our country. In meningococcal meningitis, taking infection control measures and
chemoprophyla is are important for the prevention of transmission. In this
article, a 20-year-old military personel who developed meningitis due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B was
presented and the infection control measures taken for the military unit and
those with close contact with the patient were reviewed.
Neisseria
meningitidis gram negatif diplokok olup ülkemizde
toplum kaynaklı menenjitin yaygın etkenlerinden biridir. Meningokok menenjitinde infeksiyon
kontrol önlemlerinin alınması ve
kemoprofilaksi bulaşın önlenmesi açısından önemlidir. Bu yazıda, Neisseria
meningitidis serogrup B’ye bağlı olarak menenjit gelişen, 20 yaşındaki bir
asker sunularak askeri birlik ve hastanın yakın temaslılarına yönelik alınan infeksiyon
kontrol önlemleri gözden geçirilmiştir.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Health Care Administration |
Journal Section | Case Report |
Authors | |
Publication Date | December 31, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 |
e-ISSN: 2149-8296
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