TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS A1 - Pollard, Andrew J. A2 - Kasper, Dennis L. A2 - Fauci, Anthony S. PY - 2017 T2 - Harrison's Infectious Diseases, 3e AB - Infection with Neisseria meningitidis most commonly manifests as asymptomatic colonization in the nasopharynx of healthy adolescents and adults. Invasive disease occurs rarely, usually presenting as either bacterial meningitis or meningococcal septicemia. Patients may also present with occult bacteremia, pneumonia, septic arthritis, conjunctivitis, and chronic meningococcemia. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/18 UR - accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141407996 ER -