Neonatal purpura due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C infection

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 162, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 283-284

  Katier, Nienke ^a   Traen, Marijke ^a   De Dooy, Jozef ^a   Geyskens, Leentje ^a   Mahieu, Ludo ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBODY; BICARBONATE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFOTAXIME; DOPAMINE; FIBRINOGEN; HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN; NETILMICIN; PENICILLIN G;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MORTALITY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; OLIGURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURPURA; SEPSIS;

EID: 0037390950     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-003-1163-5     Document Type: Article

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