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Invasive Neisseria gonorrhoeae producing pre-septal cellulitis and keratoconjunctivitis: diagnosis and management

Shivesh Varma, Nathan Wong and Jwu Jin Khong
Med J Aust 2017; 207 (6): . || doi: 10.5694/mja17.00223
Published online: 18 September 2017

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  • 1 Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, VIC
  • 2 Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC


Correspondence: jwujinkhong@gmail.com

Competing interests:

No relevant disclosures.

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  • 3. Yao HY, Wang CH. Preseptal cellulitis caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae: a rare disease need to be vigilant. J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2017; 50: 397-398.
  • 4. Lahra MM, Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme. Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme annual report, 2014. Commun Dis Intell Q Rep 2015; 39: E347-E354.

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