Table 1. Emergency department visits with meningococcemia in the chief complaint, Miami–Dade County, Florida, USA, August 31, 2008*.

Time of visit	Patient age, y	Chief complaint
9:48 pm	3	Exposure to meningococcemia
9:47 pm	8	Exposure to meningococcemia
9:45 pm	11	Exposure to meningococcemia
11:50 pm	9	Exposure to meningococcemia
11:58 pm	10	Meningococcemia

*All 5 patients were girls who visited the same hospital and came from the same ZIP code area.