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Meningitis due to Fusobacterium necrophorum in an adult

BACKGROUND: Fusobacterium necrophorum may cause a number of clinical syndromes, collectively known as necrobacillosis. Meningitis is a significant cause of mortality, rarely reported in the adult population. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a fatal case of meningitis, caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum...

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Autores principales: Garimella, SreeNeelima, Inaparthy, Aparna, Herchline, Thomas
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC512287/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15296514
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-4-24