Year: 1999
Type: article
Abstract: Meningococcal disease remains a major cause of mortality in children in the UK. Aggressive early volume resuscitation, meticulous attention to the normalisation of all physiological and laboratory parameters, and prompt referral to specialist paediatric intensive care may lead to a sharp reduction in mortality. Application of the management algorithm described in this article may be helpful to those involved in the early part of management of critically ill patients with meningococcal disease.
Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood
DOI: 10.1136/adc.80.3.290
Authors: A J Pollard, J Britto, S Nadel, C DeMunter, P Habibi, M Levin
Institutions: St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College London
Language: English
Subfield: Microbiology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2108359471