Improving promptness of antibiotic treatment in meningococcal disease

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 162-163

  Riordan, F Andrew I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial therapy; Child; Meningococcal infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PETECHIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RASH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0035682838     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.18.3.162     Document Type: Article

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