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Multicenter Study
. 2021 Nov 11;25(1):386.
doi: 10.1186/s13054-021-03812-1.

Clinical phenotype and outcomes of pneumococcal versus meningococcal purpura fulminans: a multicenter retrospective cohort study

Damien Contou  1 , Nicolas de Prost  2 ; HOPEFUL Study group
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Multicenter Study

Clinical phenotype and outcomes of pneumococcal versus meningococcal purpura fulminans: a multicenter retrospective cohort study

Damien Contou et al. Crit Care. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Meningitis; Neisseria meningitidis; Purpura fulminans; Septic shock; Streptococcus pneumoniae.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Figures

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Fig. 1
Kaplan–Meier survival estimates during the 30 days following ICU admission of patients with pneumococcal (red curve) and meningococcal (blue curve) purpura fulminans
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