MENINGOCOCCIC MENINGITIS IN EARLY INFANCY

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To Editor: —InThe Journal, September 2, page 795, Dr. J. M. Ravid of New York refers to cases of meningitis in new-born and in early infancy. We are aware of these case reports and of others in literature on meningitis in very young infants. In our article inThe Journal, July 22, page 272, we reported occurrence of a case of meningococcic septicemia with meningitis in an infant, aged 22 days, with a diagnosis correctly made within twenty-four hours of onset, immediate, adequate serum therapy given by most desired routes, and early recovery. Later on in article we mentioned that our patient was the youngest patient in whom condition has been reported. Possibly this statement is ambiguous, but since our case report referred to early diagnosis, serum treatment and rapid recovery, we feel that our patient is youngest on record. Although