| The patient was vaccinated against Neisseria meningitides 2 weeks prior to the initiation of eculizumab treatment. |
| The most common cause of bacterial meningitis is the bacterium Neisseria meningitides. |
| In Norway, a vaccine against Neisseria meningitides group B was administered to teenagers in 1988–1989 in a protection trial. |
| In other parts of the country, K. pneumoniae was also most commonly isolated, followed by E. coli coupled with the involvement of other Gram-negative pathogens such as N. gonorrhoeae and Neisseria meningitides. |
| Detection of Neisseria meningitides in clinical samples by a duplex real-time PCR targeting the porA and ctrA genes. |
| For the time being, Gram staining and bacterial culture remain the cornerstones of bacterial meningitides diagnosis in a clinical setting. |
