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Fulminant meningococcal sepsis due to non-groupable Neisseria meningitidis in a patient receiving eculizumab

Victoria Hall, Rekha Pai Mangalore, Simon He, Kerrie Stevens, Jason A Trubiano, Natasha E Holmes, Benjamin P Howden and Jason C Kwong
Med J Aust 2018; 208 (11): . || doi: 10.5694/mja17.01012
Published online: 18 June 2018

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  • 1 Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC
  • 2 University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC


Correspondence: jason.kwong@unimelb.edu.au

Acknowledgements: 

This study was funded through the State Government of Victoria Department of Health and Human Services, and the Australian Government Department of Health. Jason Trubiano, Benjamin Howden and Jason Kwong are supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Jason Kwong and Jason Trubiano are also supported by Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarships.

Competing interests:

No relevant disclosures.

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