Sylvain Raoul Simeni Njonnou, M. Soyfoo, F. Vandergheynst
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Abstract
We report the case of a 60-year-old female patient who presented meningoencephalitis due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B in November 2018. She was admitted at the emergency department for febrile confusion lasting two days associated with one episode of vomiting.