A First Unexplained Invasive Encapsulated Bacterial Infection in Young Adults Associated With High Mortality and Readmission Rates.

Jackson, Niall; Sutton, Tommy; Bedford, Luke; Ugrinovic, Sanja; Kumararatne, Dinakantha; Gkrania-Klotsas, Effrossyni · Clin Infect Dis · 2020

retrospective_cohort · Level III

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Abstract

We find that patients <40 years old with a first invasive encapsulated bacterial infection have a high likelihood of death or readmission within 23 months. It is imperative to highlight them for immunological screening and initiate prophylactic interventions and treatment.

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