Isolation of Neissseria meningitidis from an unusual site.
- Author:
Rina Karunakaran
;
Yun Fong Ngeow
;
Mazita Mashor
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Need for isolation;
g <3>;
limitin;
symptoms <1>;
pilgrimage
- From:The Malaysian journal of pathology
2002;24(2):103-5
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:Malay
-
Abstract:
A 59-year-old post-menopausal lady who had returned from a pilgrimage to Mecca about a month earlier presented with a three days' history of profuse vaginal discharge. Neissseria meningitidis was isolated from high vaginal swab specimens taken from her on 2 occasions, five days apart. Her symptoms disappeared without treatment after two weeks. We conclude that although the organism may have been a colonizer, it is possible that it was responsible for the self-limiting genital infection in this patient.
