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Neisseria meningitidis Infecting a Prosthetic Knee Joint: A New Case of an Unusual Disease
Primary meningococcal meningitis is an infrequent but known disease. However, the infection of a prosthetic joint with Neisseria meningitidis is rare. We hereby describe the second case of an arthroplasty infected with Neisseria meningitidis that responded favourably to prosthesis retention with sur...
Autores principales: | Becerril Carral, Berta, Alarcón Manoja, Elvira, López Cárdenas, Salvador, Canueto Quintero, Jesús |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5343252/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28326209 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4545721 |
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