A normal platelet count at admission in acute meningococcal disease does not exclude a fulminant course

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 157-161

  Van Deuren, M ^a   Neeleman, C ^a   Van't Hek, L G F M ^a   Van Der Meer, J W M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Disseminated intravascular coagulation; Lactate; Meningococcal disease; Platelets; Prognosis; Tumour necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; FATALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; PROGNOSIS; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 0031897352     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340050538     Document Type: Article

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