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Chronic meningococcemia: a report of 26 cases and literature review

Chronic meningococcemia: a report of 26 cases and literature review

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Chronic meningococcemia: a report of 26 cases and literature review

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Full title

Chronic meningococcemia: a report of 26 cases and literature review

Publisher

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Journal title

Infection, 2019-04, Vol.47 (2), p.285-288

Language

English

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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Contents

Chronic meningococcemia is defined by blood culture(s) positive for
Neisseria meningitidis
, symptoms duration > 7 days, and neither meningitis nor shock on admission. This series of 26 consecutive cases illustrates that this is a rare disease (< 5% of meningococcemia, < 0.05 cases per 100,000 inhabitants per year), mostly affecting young adu...

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Chronic meningococcemia: a report of 26 cases and literature review

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2123723736

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2123723736

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ISSN

0300-8126

E-ISSN

1439-0973

DOI

10.1007/s15010-018-1238-x

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