Meningococcal pneumonia: a review

Abstract Background Although Neisseria meningitidis is one of the major causes of meningitis, meningococcal pneumonia is the most common non-neurological organ disease caused by this pathogen. Methods We conducted a review of the literature to describe the risk factors, pathogenesis, clinical featur...

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Main Authors: Charles Feldman, Ronald Anderson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Pneumonia
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41479-019-0062-0

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