TY - JOUR AU - Entesari-Tatafi, Damoon AU - Bagherirad, Mohammad AU - Quan, Doreen AU - Athan, Eugene T1 - Iatrogenic Meningitis Caused by Neisseria sicca/subflava after Intrathecal Contrast Injection, Australia T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2014 VL - 20 IS - 6 SP - 1023 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We report a case of invasive Neisseria sicca/subflava meningitis after a spinal injection procedure during which a face mask was not worn by the proceduralist. The report highlights the importance of awareness of, and adherence to, guidelines for protective face mask use during procedures that require sterile conditions. KW - Iatragenic KW - bacterial meningitis KW - Neisseria sicca/subflava KW - commensal KW - lumbar puncture KW - myelography KW - intrathecal KW - facemask KW - face mask KW - Australia KW - bacteria DO - 10.3201/eid2006.131117 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/6/13-1117_article ER - End of Reference