Neisseria meningitidis endocarditis: A case report and review of the literature.
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Cardiology Department, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.Issue Date
2011-04-08
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Neisseria meningitidis endocarditis: A case report and review of the literature. 2011:notScand J Infect DisJournal
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseasesDOI
10.3109/00365548.2011.572910PubMed ID
21476783Additional Links
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21476783Abstract
Abstract Neisseria meningitidis is the leading cause of bacterial meningitis in children and young adults, with an overall mortality rate of up to 25%, but it is a rare cause of infective endocarditis. We present herein a case of N. meningitidis meningitis complicated with infective endocarditis.Item Type
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1651-1980ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.3109/00365548.2011.572910