Unencapsulated penicillin-resistant <i>Neisseria meningitidis</i> ST-53 clonal complex strain causing symptomatic proctitis in an HIV-negative man who has sex with men: A case report-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Unencapsulated penicillin-resistant Neisseria meningitidis ST-53 clonal complex strain causing symptomatic proctitis in an HIV-negative man who has sex with men: A case report

Published:2022-07-05 Issue:10 Volume:33 Page:933-935
ISSN:0956-4624
Container-title:International Journal of STD & AIDS
language:en
Short-container-title:Int J STD AIDS

Author:

Padovese Valeska¹^ORCID,Goodlip Sabrina²,Cordina Claire Marantidis²,Zahra Graziella³,Clark Stephen A⁴,Lekshmi Aiswarya⁴,Walker Andrew⁴,Unemo Magnus⁵⁶

Affiliation:

1. Genitourinary Clinic, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta

2. Microbiology Laboratories, Department of Pathology, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta

3. Molecular Diagnostic Infectious Diseases, Department of Pathology, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta

4. Meningococcal Reference Unit, UK Health Security Agency, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK

5. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, WHO Collaborating Centre for Gonorrhoea and Other STIs, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden

6. Institute for Global Health, University College London (UCL), London, UK

Abstract

We report a case of Neisseria meningitidis symptomatic proctitis in an HIV-negative man who has sex with men attending the genitourinary clinic in Malta. The proctitis was caused by a rare clinical unencapsulated penicillin-resistant N. meningitidis strain of the ST-53 clonal complex.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Pharmacology (medical),Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Dermatology

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/09564624221113686

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