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(b) Neisseria meningitidis
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A complication of infection with Neisseria meningitidis (Waterhouse- Friderichsen syndrome) can occur if the Neisseria meningitidis becomes widely distributed in the body, which leads to endotoxin shock and death. The immediate cause of death is usually clotting of blood followed by hemorrhage in the adrenal glands.
