Chacón-Cruz Enrique, Lopatynsky Erika Z, Machado-Contreras Jesus R, Gatica-Herrera Ricardo, Zazueta Oscar E
Infectología, Hospital General de Tijuana, Tijuana, MEX.
Health-State Scientific Committee, Secretaria de Salud de Baja California, Mexicali, MEX.
Cureus. 2022 Feb 10;14(2):e22100. doi: 10.7759/cureus.22100. eCollection 2022 Feb.
Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is a severe infection caused by , with mortality rates ranging from 10% to 40%. IMD has been confirmed to be an endemic disease in Tijuana, Mexico, right across the border from San Diego, California. To date, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the most severe pandemic, causing more than 5.5 million deaths globally. Prior or co-infections of influenza with IMD has been reported previously; however, the participation of other respiratory viruses facilitating the invasiveness of is either not shown or remains unclear. Here, we report the case of an unvaccinated (for IMD and COVID-19) seven-year-old child who had confirmed fatal IMD caused by , serogroup C, and was co-infected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
侵袭性脑膜炎球菌病（IMD）是一种由[病原体未明确]引起的严重感染，死亡率在10%至40%之间。IMD已被确认为墨西哥蒂华纳的一种地方病，该地与加利福尼亚州圣地亚哥仅隔着边境。迄今为止，2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）是最严重的大流行病，在全球造成了超过550万人死亡。此前曾有流感与IMD合并感染的报道；然而，其他呼吸道病毒在促进[病原体未明确]侵袭性方面的作用要么未被证实，要么仍不清楚。在此，我们报告一例未接种（针对IMD和COVID-19）疫苗的7岁儿童病例，该儿童确诊因C群[病原体未明确]导致致命的IMD，并同时感染了严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2。
