Molecular studies of meningococcal and pneumococcal meningitis patients in Ethiopia

Molecular studies of meningococcal and pneumococcal meningitis patients in Ethiopia

Neisseria meningitidis infections in sub-Saharan Africa usually present with distinct symptoms of meningitis but very rarely as fulminant septicemia when reaching hospitals. In Europe, development of persistent meningococcal shock and multiple organ failure occurs in up to 30% of patients and is ass...

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Main Authors: Wude Mihret, Berit Sletbakk Brusletto, Reidun Øvstebø, Anne-Marie Siebke Troseid, Gunnstein Norheim, Yared Merid, Afework Kassu, Workeabeba Abebe, Samuel Ayele, Mezgebu Silamsaw Asres, Lawrence Yamuah, Abraham Aseffa, Beyene Petros, Dominique A. Caugant, Petter Brandtzaeg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-04-01
Series:Innate Immunity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1753425918806363

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