Skin biopsy in adult patients with meningococcal purpura fulminans: a multicenter retrospective cohort study.

Damien ContouGaëtan BéduneauCharlotte RabaultRomain SonnevilleAntoine MarchalotRémi CoudroyDamien RouxMartin CourJulien MassolSébastien PréauNicolas de Prostnull null

Published in: Critical care (London, England) (2023)

Skin biopsy with conventional culture and meningococcal PCR has a global sensitivity of 88% and should be systematically considered in case of suspected meningococcal PF even after the initiation of antimicrobial treatment.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
soft tissue
fine needle aspiration
wound healing
staphylococcus aureus
clinical trial
combination therapy
double blind
smoking cessation