Usefulness of PCR for diagnosing Meningococcal Septic Arthritis
<p>We report the case of a 60-year-old female patient who presented meningoencephalitis due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B in November 2018. She was admitted at the emergency department for febrile confusion lasting two days associated with one episode of vomiting. There was no visual d...
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Main Authors: | Sylvain Raoul Simeni Njonnou (Author), Muhammad Shahnawaz Soyfoo (Author), Frederic-Alain Vandergheynst (Author) |
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Rheumatica Acta: Open Access - Peertechz Publications,
2019-08-26.
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