Neisseria meningitidis in peripheral blood smear.

Autor: Dewarrat, Natacha, Bovey, Fabian, Kaiser, Julie, Blum, Sabine
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Zdroj: International Journal of Laboratory Hematology; Jun2022, Vol. 44 Issue 3, p444-445, 2p
Abstrakt: The article presents a case study of a 21-year-old African woman without relevant medical history, notably no functional or anatomical asplenia, or any epidemiological risk factors for encapsulated bacteria, presented with a two-day history of weakness, high-grade fever, headaches, and new purpuric skin lesions. It mentions the importance of rapid identification of acute bacterial meningitis for the treatment.
Databáze: Complementary Index
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