Range of Clinical Manifestations Caused by Invasive Meningococcal Disease Due to Serogroup W: A Systematic Review
Isabelle Bertrand-Gerentes,
Laurent Fanchon,
Florence Coste
et al.
Abstract:Introduction
Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) due to serogroup W meningococci (MenW) is consistently reported with atypical clinical manifestations, including gastrointestinal symptoms, bacteremic pneumonia, and septic arthritis. We undertook a systematic review of the literature for a comprehensive assessment of the clinical presentation of IMD caused by MenW.
Methods
PubMed and Embase databases were searched from inception to June 2022 using a combination of MeSH … Show more
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