A case of invasive meningococcal disease presenting as myopericarditis

Background: Neisseria meningitidis is a universally-feared Gram negative diplococcus, and infection confers high rates of morbidity and mortality despite effective antimicrobial therapy. Invasive meningococcal disease most commonly presents with meningococcaemia or meningococcal meningitis. Case rep...

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Main Authors: Simon M. Durkin, Clemency Britton, Graham S. Cooke, Ravi Mehta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-11-01
Series:Clinical Infection in Practice
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590170221000194