Chronic meningococcemia: a report of 26 cases and literature review.
Infection
; 47(2): 285-288, 2019 Apr.
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em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30341638
ABSTRACT
Chronic meningococcemia is defined by blood culture(s) positive for Neisseria meningitidis, symptoms duration > 7 days, and neither meningitis nor shock on admission. This series of 26 consecutive cases illustrates that this is a rare disease (< 5% of meningococcemia, < 0.05 cases per 100,000 inhabitants per year), mostly affecting young adults, males, with no predisposing condition. Major symptoms include fever, rash, and arthralgia. Median time between symptoms onset, and diagnosis is 28 days. Most patients fully recover with a 1-week course of parenteral betalactams.
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Assunto principal:
Beta-Lactamas
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Infecções Meningocócicas
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Antibacterianos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Infection
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
França