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June 30, 1975, Vol 232, No. 13 >
ARTICLE | June 30, 1975

Meningitis, Pneumonitis, and Arthritis Caused by Neisseria meningitidis Group Y FREE

Ngai M. Yee, MD; Michael Katz, MD; Harold C. Neu, MD
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JAMA. 1975;232(13):1354-1355. doi:10.1001/jama.1975.03250130038018
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Neisseria meningitidis subgroup Y, although commonly isolated from the nasopharynx, rarely has caused meningitis in nonmilitary individuals. Meningococcus (serogroup Y) caused pneumonitis, meningitis, and arthritis in a previously healthy woman. Findings from examination of spinal fluid were minimal, but the clinical aspects of the illness were similar to those seen with other meningococcal serotypes.

(JAMA 232:1354-1355, 1975)

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Artenstein MS, Schneider H, Tingley MD:  Meningococcal infections: I. Prevalence of serogroups causing disease in U.S. Army personnel in 1964-1970 . Bull WHO 45:275-278, 1971;.
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Altman G, Bogokowsky B, Egoz N:  A study of meningococci isolates from patients and carriers in Israel during 1966-1971 . Isr J Med Sci 8:1932-1935, 1972;.
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Fraser PK, Bailey GK, Abbot JD, et al:  The meningococcal carrier rate . Lancet 1:1235-1237, 1973;.
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Goldschneider I, Gotschlich EC, Artenstein MS:  Human immunity to the meningococcus: I. The role of humoral antibodies . J Exp Med 129:1307-1326, 1969;.
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Gotschlich EC, Goldschneider I, Artenstein MS:  Human immunity to the meningococcus: V. The effect of immunization with meningococcal group C polysaccharide on the carrier state . J Exp Med 129:1385-1395, 1969;.
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Schwartz MN, Dodge PR:  Bacterial meningitis: A review of selected topics . N Engl J Med 272:725-731, 1965;.
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Feigen RD, Shackelford PG:  Value of repeat lumbar puncture in the differential diagnosis of meningitis . N Engl J Med 289:571-574, 1973;.
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Putsch RW, Hamilton JD, Wolinsky E:  Neisseria meningitidis a respiratory pathogen? J Infect Dis 121:48-54, 1970;.
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Ball JH, Young DA:  Primary meningococcal pneumonia . Am Rev Resp Dis 109:480-483, 1974;.
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Jacobs SA, Norden CW:  Pneumonia caused by Neisseria meningitidis . JAMA 227:67-68, 1974;.
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Pinals PS, Ropes MW:  Meningococcal arthritis . Arthritis Rheum 7:241-258, 1964;.
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Greenwood BM, Whittle HC, Bryceson ADM:  Allergic complications of meningococcal disease: II. Immunological investigations . Br Med J 2:737-740, 1973;.
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Hardman JM:  Fatal meningococcal infections: The changing pathologic picture of the '60s . Milit Med 133:951-964, 1968;.
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Smilack JD:  Group Y meningococcal disease . Ann Intern Med 81:740-745, 1974;.

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 Surveillance summary: Meningococcal disease, Center for Disease Control . Morbidity Mortality Weekly Rep 20:58-59, 1973;.
2 +
Artenstein MS, Schneider H, Tingley MD:  Meningococcal infections: I. Prevalence of serogroups causing disease in U.S. Army personnel in 1964-1970 . Bull WHO 45:275-278, 1971;.
3 +
Feldman HA:  Meningococcal infections . Adv Intern Med 18:117-140, 1972;.
4 +
Slaterus KW:  Types of meningococci isolated from carriers and patients in a nonepidemic period in the Netherlands . Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 29:265-271, 1963;.
5 +
Evans JR, Artenstein MS, Hunter DH:  Prevalence of meningococcal serogroups and description of three new groups . Am J Epidemiol 87:643-646, 1968;.
6 +
Altman G, Bogokowsky B, Egoz N:  A study of meningococci isolates from patients and carriers in Israel during 1966-1971 . Isr J Med Sci 8:1932-1935, 1972;.
7 +
Fraser PK, Bailey GK, Abbot JD, et al:  The meningococcal carrier rate . Lancet 1:1235-1237, 1973;.
8 +
Goldschneider I, Gotschlich EC, Artenstein MS:  Human immunity to the meningococcus: I. The role of humoral antibodies . J Exp Med 129:1307-1326, 1969;.
9 +
Gotschlich EC, Goldschneider I, Artenstein MS:  Human immunity to the meningococcus: V. The effect of immunization with meningococcal group C polysaccharide on the carrier state . J Exp Med 129:1385-1395, 1969;.
10 +
Schwartz MN, Dodge PR:  Bacterial meningitis: A review of selected topics . N Engl J Med 272:725-731, 1965;.
11 +
Feigen RD, Shackelford PG:  Value of repeat lumbar puncture in the differential diagnosis of meningitis . N Engl J Med 289:571-574, 1973;.
12 +
Putsch RW, Hamilton JD, Wolinsky E:  Neisseria meningitidis a respiratory pathogen? J Infect Dis 121:48-54, 1970;.
13 +
Ball JH, Young DA:  Primary meningococcal pneumonia . Am Rev Resp Dis 109:480-483, 1974;.
14 +
Jacobs SA, Norden CW:  Pneumonia caused by Neisseria meningitidis . JAMA 227:67-68, 1974;.
15 +
Pinals PS, Ropes MW:  Meningococcal arthritis . Arthritis Rheum 7:241-258, 1964;.
16 +
Greenwood BM, Whittle HC, Bryceson ADM:  Allergic complications of meningococcal disease: II. Immunological investigations . Br Med J 2:737-740, 1973;.
17 +
Hardman JM:  Fatal meningococcal infections: The changing pathologic picture of the '60s . Milit Med 133:951-964, 1968;.
18 +
Smilack JD:  Group Y meningococcal disease . Ann Intern Med 81:740-745, 1974;.

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