Cefotaxime-Resistant Neisseria meningitidis Sequence Type 4821 Causing Fulminant Meningitis.

ABSTRACT: We explored the role of commensal Neisseria in the emergence of third-generation cephalosporin-resistant N. meningitidis. Cefotaxime resistance-conferring penA795 was prevalent among commensal Neisseria isolates in Shanghai, China, and was acquired by a serogroup C quinolone-resistant sequence type 4821 N. meningitidis, Nm507, causing fulminant meningitis in an unvaccinated 2-year-old child.

SUBMITTER: Shao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11878294 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature