ID Board Review/Bacterial Diseases/Gram-Negative cocci and coccobacilli/Neisseria spp/Neisseria meningitidis

Histology May be Encapsulated, or unencapsulated. Nearly all invasive N. meningitidis are encapsulated, or surrounded by a polysaccharide capsulehttps://www.cdc.gov/meningitis/lab-manual/chpt02-epi.html#:~:text=Neisseria%20meningitidis,-N.&text=meningitidis%20may%20either%20be%20encapsulated,surrounded%20by%20a%20polysaccharide%20capsule. Clinical Presentations Diagnosis Differential Diagnoses Management