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Bilateral primary meningococcal conjunctivitis in an Indigenous child

James Sterrey, Farshad Abedi and Tim RM Henderson
Med J Aust 2018; 209 (8): . || doi: 10.5694/mja18.00415
Published online: 15 October 2018

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  • 1 Alice Springs Hospital, Alice Springs, NT
  • 2 Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA


Correspondence: james.sterrey24@gmail.com

Acknowledgements: 

We acknowledge the assistance of the patient’s mother and clinic staff at Engawala. We also thank Brooke Taylor, from the Royal Darwin Hospital Pathology department, for assisting with Gram stain images.

Competing interests:

No relevant disclosures.

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