The usefulness of skin culture in the diagnosis of chronic meningococcaemia

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 242, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 519-520

  Texereau, M ^a   Roblot, P ^a   Dumars, A ^a   Grignon, B ^a   Becq Giraudon, B ^a  

^a POITIERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Bacteraemia; Chronic meningococcaemia; Neisseria meningitidis; Skin biopsy

Indexed keywords

ROXITHROMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEVER; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGOCOCCEMIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CULTURE;

EID: 0031455538     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.1997.tb00026.x     Document Type: Article

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