Invasive meningococcal disease
Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is a major public health and continues to cause substantial mortality and morbidity. Serotype C is the most frequent in Brazil. The clinical spectrum of IMD is broad (meningitis, meningococcemia or both) and the clinical evolution may be unpredictable. Main featu...
Main Authors: | Vanessa L. Strelow, Jose E. Vidal |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
2013-09-01
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Series: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2013001000653&lng=en&tlng=en |
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