a 9-month-old baby in septic shock with purpuric neisseria meningitidis skin lesions
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A 9-month-old Baby in Septic Shock with Purpuric Neisseria meningitidis Skin Lesions
Photo by D. Scott Smith, MD, taken at Stanford University Hospital.
Clinical Syndromes Associated with Invasive Meningococcal Disease
Active Bacterial Core Surveillance Sites, US, 1992-1996
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Isolation of Meningococci From Normally Sterile Body Sites
Active Bacterial Core Surveillance Sites, US, 1992-1996
Rosenstein et al. J Infect Dis. 1999;180:1894-1991.
Age-Specific Incidence of Meningococcal Disease, US, 2006
McNabb JN, et al, MMWR. 2008;55:1-94.
Annual Incidence of Invasive Meningococcal Disease, US, 1997-2007, by Serogroup
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