A Syrian refugee with meningococcal empyema

• Main Authors: Ozhan Akyol (Author), Aslinur Ozkaya-Parlakay (Author), Eda Uluman (Author), Belgin Gulhan (Author), Tugba Bedir Demirdag (Author), Selin Nar-Otgun (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Meningococcal infections are an important cause of mortality and morbidity in childhood. Herein we report a 2-year-old Syrian refugee boy living in Turkey diagnosed with Neisseria meningitidis serotype B infection complicated with intracranial empyema. Refugees are a sensitive population in all aspe...