Unencapsulated penicillin-resistant Neisseria meningitidis ST-53 clonal complex strain causing symptomatic proctitis in an HIV-negative man who has sex with men: A case report

Valeska Padovese; Sabrina Goodlip; Claire Marantidis Cordina; Graziella Zahra; Stephen A. Clark; Aiswarya Lekshmi; Andrew Walker; Magnus Unemo

doi:10.1177/09564624221113686

Unencapsulated penicillin-resistant Neisseria meningitidis ST-53 clonal complex strain causing symptomatic proctitis in an HIV-negative man who has sex with men: A case report

Valeska Padovese^*, Sabrina Goodlip, Claire Marantidis Cordina, Graziella Zahra, Stephen A. Clark, Aiswarya Lekshmi, Andrew Walker, Magnus Unemo

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Abstract

We report a case of Neisseria meningitidis symptomatic proctitis in an HIV-negative man who has sex with men attending the genitourinary clinic in Malta. The proctitis was caused by a rare clinical unencapsulated penicillin-resistant N. meningitidis strain of the ST-53 clonal complex.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	933-935
Number of pages	3
Journal	International Journal of STD and AIDS
Volume	33
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/09564624221113686
Publication status	Published - Sept 2022

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MLST ST-53 clonal complex
Malta
Neisseria meningitidis
man who has sex with men, proctitis

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Padovese, V., Goodlip, S., Cordina, C. M., Zahra, G., Clark, S. A., Lekshmi, A., Walker, A., & Unemo, M. (2022). Unencapsulated penicillin-resistant Neisseria meningitidis ST-53 clonal complex strain causing symptomatic proctitis in an HIV-negative man who has sex with men: A case report. International Journal of STD and AIDS, 33(10), 933-935. https://doi.org/10.1177/09564624221113686

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Unencapsulated penicillin-resistant Neisseria meningitidis ST-53 clonal complex strain causing symptomatic proctitis in an HIV-negative man who has sex with men: A case report. / Padovese, Valeska; Goodlip, Sabrina; Cordina, Claire Marantidis et al.
In: International Journal of STD and AIDS, Vol. 33, No. 10, 09.2022, p. 933-935.

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Unencapsulated penicillin-resistant Neisseria meningitidis ST-53 clonal complex strain causing symptomatic proctitis in an HIV-negative man who has sex with men: A case report

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