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Figures
- FIG. 1.
Specimen obtained from a biopsy of the patient's peritoneum (hematoxylin and eosin stain; original magnification, ×1,000). The arrows indicate gram-negative diplococci.
- FIG. 2.
PCR amplification of the capsular transport gene (ctrA) for N. meningitidis (523-bp amplicon) is shown in lanes 1, 2, and 3, corresponding to the negative and positive controls (strain Nm573/03) and the peritoneal fluid, respectively. PCR amplification of the polysialyltransferase gene (siaD) for N. meningitidis serogroup B (450-bp amplicon) is shown in lanes 4, 5, and 6, representing the negative and positive controls (strain Nm573/03) and the peritoneal fluid, respectively. PCR amplification of the siaD gene for N. meningitidis serogroup C (250-bp amplicon) is shown in lanes 7, 8, and 9, pertaining to the negative and positive controls (strain Nm576/03) and peritoneal fluid, respectively. Lanes MW, 100-bp DNA ladder (0.8 μl/well).
Tables
- TABLE 1.
Concentration of cytokines determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in a patient with septic meningococcal peritonitis
Cytokinea Concn (pg/ml) Day 1 Day 2 Serum CSF Serum Peritoneal fluid L-selectin 3,900 3,900 IL-6 226 132 87 984 IL-10 176 163 65 52 IFN-γ 1,963 997 TNF-α 51 44 ↵ a IFN-γ, gamma interferon; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor alpha.
