疾病控制与预防中心病例分类[1]Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Meningococcal disease. In: Manual for the surveillance of vaccine-preventable diseases. 5th ed. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2011.http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/surv-manual/chpt08-mening.html
病例符合脑膜炎球菌病的临床症状,且从正常无菌身体部位(血液、脑脊髓液、关节、胸膜或心包液、紫癜性病变的皮肤刮屑)中分离出脑膜炎双球菌时可确诊该病例。[1]Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Meningococcal disease. In: Manual for the surveillance of vaccine-preventable diseases. 5th ed. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2011.http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/surv-manual/chpt08-mening.html
符合脑膜炎球菌病的临床症状且有以下任一种情况者为可能病例:
疑似病例包括:未从血液培养中分离出脑膜炎双球菌的暴发性紫癜个体,符合脑膜炎球菌病的临床症状且正常无菌体液染色发现革兰氏阴性双球菌的病例。