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ArticleJournal of the Intensive Care Society2019

Severe meningococcal serogroup W sepsis presenting as myocarditis: A case report and review of literature.

Myat Aung, Eamon Raith, Eloise Williams, Aidan Jc Burrell

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Article in Journal of the Intensive Care Society, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. The inflammatory spectrum of cardiomyopathies.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024
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  5. Atypical presentation ofEpidemiology and infection · 2021
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  6. Epidemiological Impact of Myocarditis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Myat AungDepartment of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Eamon RaithDepartment of Intensive Care Medicine, The Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Eloise WilliamsDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Aidan Jc BurrellDepartment of Intensive Care, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The global incidence of invasive meningococcal disease due to serogroup W (MenW) has risen over the last decade. The following case emphasises the atypical features of MenW meningococcaemia, which included myocarditis, a rare but important complication. It also highlights the potential novel role that cardiac magnetic resonance imaging can provide in the diagnosis of MenW myocarditis. Complications of these infections can be avoided with early recognition and susceptibility testing to prevent the use of inappropriate antibiotics and treatment failure.

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bacteraemiamagnetic resonance imagingMyocarditisNeisseria meningitidisserogroup W

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PMID31037113
PMCPMC6475992

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