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Unusual presentation of meningococcal meningitis in the elderly and utility of CSF PCR testing

We present an unusual case of a previously healthy 74-year-old man who presented with diffuse weakness, severe myalgias, petechial palmar rash and hypotension, but without fever, altered mental status, nuchal rigidity or headache, who was ultimately found through PCR testing to have meningococcal me...

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Autores principales:	Ranson, Elizabeth, Ship, Hannah, Garner, Omai, Yang, Shangxin, Bhattacharya, Debika
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Microbiology Society 2020
Materias:	Case Report
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7660242/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33195972 http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/acmi.0.000158

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