Chronic meningococcaemia: A case report

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 102-104

  Kruijtzer, C M F ^a   Buiting, A G M ^b   Graafsma, S J ^a  

^a Maria Hospital TIlburg   (Netherlands)

^b Microvida Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Immunology   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic meningococcaemia; Meningococcal infection; Neisseria meningitidis

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PATHOGENESIS; RASH; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; BACTEREMIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PENICILLINS; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0031048553     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-2977(96)00079-4     Document Type: Article

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