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ID Board Review/Bacterial Diseases/Gram-Negative cocci and coccobacilli/Neisseria spp/Neisseria meningitidis

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Histology

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  • May be Encapsulated, or unencapsulated. Nearly all invasive N. meningitidis are encapsulated, or surrounded by a polysaccharide capsule[1]

Clinical Presentations

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Diagnosis

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Differential Diagnoses

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Management

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  1. ↑ https://www.cdc.gov/meningitis/lab-manual/chpt02-epi.html#:~:text=Neisseria%20meningitidis,-N.&text=meningitidis%20may%20either%20be%20encapsulated,surrounded%20by%20a%20polysaccharide%20capsule.
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