Rapid diagnosis of acute meningococcal infections by needle aspiration or biopsy of skin lesions.

van Deuren, M; van Dijke, B J; Koopman, R J; Horrevorts, A M; Meis, J F; Santman, F W; van der Meer, J W

van Deuren, M; van Dijke, B J; Koopman, R J; Horrevorts, A M; Meis, J F; Santman, F W; van der Meer, J W.

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van Deuren M; Department of Internal Medicine, Nijmegen University Hospital, The Netherlands.

BMJ ; 306(6887): 1229-32, 1993 May 08.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7684633

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Meningococcal Infections/diagnosis; Neisseria meningitidis/isolation & purification; Skin Diseases, Bacterial/diagnosis; Skin/microbiology; Acute Disease; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Biopsy; Biopsy, Needle; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Infant; Male; Meningitis, Meningococcal/diagnosis; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Sensitivity and Specificity; Shock, Septic/microbiology; Staining and Labeling; Time Factors

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Skin / Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Meningococcal Infections / Neisseria meningitidis Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: BMJ Journal subject: MEDICINA Year: 1993 Type: Article Affiliation country: Netherlands

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