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Fulminant Neisseria meningitidis septicaemia with purpura fulminans requiring limb amputation

Despite the isolation of Neisseria meningitidis over 200 years ago, meningococcal disease remains a feared cause of bacterial sepsis, with significant morbidity and mortality, despite prompt antibiotic use and modern critical care support. Neisseria meningitides is a Gram-negative encapsulated diplo...

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Autores principales: Davies, H., Pannu, K., Edwards, J., Pittman, M., Mukherjee, D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6920294/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31879595
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00673