Invasive Meningococcal Disease due to Nongroupable Neisseria meningitidis-Active Bacterial Core Surveillance Sites, 2011-2016.
Lucy A McNamaraCaelin C PottsAmy BlainNadav TopazMirasol ApostolNisha B AldenSusan PetitMonica M FarleyLee H HarrisonLori TridenAlison MuseTasha PoissantXin WangJessica R MacNeilPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2019)
We characterized 22 meningococcal disease cases due to nongroupable Neisseria meningitidis, a rare cause of invasive disease. Disease presentation and severity were similar to those for serogroupable meningococcal disease. However, 7 (32%) patients had complement deficiency or abnormal complement testing results, highlighting the importance of complement testing for nongroupable cases.