If your browser does not support tables click here. It often occurs in relatively closed groups, including sports camps and athletic teams. A high index of suspicion must be maintained when evaluating acute febrile illness, particularly in people younger than 20.
Treatment includes antibiotics and intensive care support.
Prophylaxis in the intimately exposed population, and education about signs and symptoms of the disease for more peripheral contacts are critical for successfully limiting any outbreak. He did not have signs of meningitis. By the time the patient was transferred to the hospital, he had developed a number of petechial lesions on his limbs and trunk. Antibiotic treatment for septicemia was instituted, and the boy made an excellent recovery. Blood cultures later grew Neisseria meningitidis.