STEP 448: Meningococcal Disease: A Trail of Incapacitations and Fatalities (CE: 1.0)


Description:

This article discusses meningitis in detail, including its history, morphology, pathogenicity, and treatment of meningitis. Also presented is a case study of a 68-year-old male with facial cellulitis, to assist learners in understanding differential diagnoses.

 

Learning Objectives:

  • Discuss the history of meningococcus
  • Describe the morphology of N. meningitidis
  • Reflect on a case study presenting N. meningitidis

 

Author(s):

Jude Okoyeh, PhD

 

Launched: 2018