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Atypical presentation of invasive meningococcal disease caused by serogroup W meningococci
Neisseria meningitidis, a gram-negative diplococcus, is typically an asymptomatic coloniser of the oropharynx and nasopharynx. Passage of N. meningitidis into the bloodstream can cause invasive meningococcal disease (IMD), a potentially life-threatening illness with rapid onset that generally presen...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7019474/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31983356 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268819002152 |