Acute infectious purpura fulminans with Enterobacter aerogenes post-neurosurgery

Acute infectious purpura fulminans (AIPF) is a rare, life-threatening disease commonly caused by Neisseria meningitidis and Streptococcus pneumoniae. Gram-negative rods are rarely involved. We described a case of AIPF associated with Enterobacter bacteremia in a 48-year-old man admitted for subarach...

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Main Authors: Shinya Yamamoto, Ryoji Ito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:IDCases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221425091930037X