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Conjunctivitis Secondary to Neisseria meningitidis: A Potential Vertical Transmission Pathway

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	Abstract

Classically, N meningitidis spreads from person to person by airborne droplets or direct physical contact such as kissing. However, there have been relevant changes in the epidemiological behaviour of N meningitidis nowadays, and the human nasopharynx is no longer the only recognised primary site of the initial step of neisserial infection. In fact, the bacterial pathogen N meningitidis has been found in atypical sites, such as the mucous membranes of the endocervix, conjunctiva, urethra, and anus.

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