Meningococcemia Flashcards
it is a gram-negative coffee bean shaped diplococcus that is a TRANSIENT flora of the nasopharynx
Neisseria meningitidis
this bacterium is the known source of a serious bacterial illness called MENINGOCOCCEMIA
Neisseria Meningitidis
Where does Meningococcemia begins at? and forms as what?
inside the throat; forms as throat infection
what does the throat infection progresses as it enters bloodstream and go into the meninges?
meningitis
it is an overwhelming sepsis and life-threatening disease which was formed from meningitis
meningococcemia
it is a serious bacterial illness brought on by Neisseria Meningitidis
meningococcemia
it is defined as the presence of bacterium in the bloodstream that causes BACTEREMIA and ENDOTOXEMIA
meningococcemia
it is two symptoms of a systemic infection
bacteremia and endotoxemia