Pneumococcal purpura fulminans in asplenic or hyposplenic patients: a French multicenter exposed-unexposed retrospective cohort study

Pneumococcal purpura fulminans in asplenic or hyposplenic patients: a French multicenter exposed-unexposed retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Pneumococcal infections remain the main cause of overwhelming post-splenectomy infections, and purpura fulminans may develop in almost 20% of patients with overwhelming post-splenectomy infection. We aimed at describing the impact of asplenia/hyposplenia on the clinical features...

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Main Authors: Damien Contou, Rémi Coudroy, Gwenhaël Colin, Jean-Marc Tadié, Martin Cour, Romain Sonneville, Armand Mekontso Dessap, Nicolas de Prost, for the HOPEFUL Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
Purpura fulminans
Asplenia
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Overwhelming post-splenectomy infection
Sepsis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-020-2769-y

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