Lumbar puncture should not be performed in meningococcal disease [6]

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 375-

  Nadel, S ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LETTER; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; CEPHALOSPORINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; SPINAL PUNCTURE;

EID: 0035061828     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

1. The role of lumbar puncture in meningococcal disease
2. PCR of peripheral blood for diagnosis of meningococcal disease
3. Randomised comparison of chloramphenicol, ampicillin, cefotaxime and ceftriaxone for childhood bacterial meningitis