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Primary Meningococcal Pneumonia
- RICHARD S. IRWIN, M.D.;
- WILLIAM K. WOELK, M.S.; and
- WILSON L. COUDON III, M.D.
Abstract
Three cases of pneumonia caused by Neisseria meningitidis group Y are reported. From the results of these cases, the following conclusions were made. N. meningitidis probably can cause serious infection without preceding blood stream invasion. Primary meningococcal pneumonia is not rare; it has no distinctive clinical presentation; and it may not be recognized by routine expectorated sputum cultures. In addition, it may be associated with recent influenzal and adenoviral infections. Lastly, meningococci of the serogroup Y are capable of causing serious disease. Antimicrobial susceptibility studies showed that all three group Y isolates were sensitive to sulfadiazine and rifampin as well as to penicillin, ampicillin, erythromycin, and chloramphenicol.
Article and Author Information
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▸ From the Department of Medicine and the Department of Bacteriology, USAF Medical Center Keesler, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the U.S. Air Force or the Department of Defense.
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▸ Requests for reprints should be addressed to Richard S. Irwin, M.D., Department of Medicine, Brown University School of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02902.
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- Received April 25, 1974.
- Accepted December 6, 1974.
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