Management of diagnostic uncertainty in children with possible meningitis: A qualitative study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 53, Issue 493, 2003, Pages 626-631

  Brennan, Cathy A ^a   Somerset, Maggie ^a   Granier, Stephen K ^b   Fahey, Tom P ^a   Heyderman, Robert S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Whiteladies Medical Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Emergency treatment; Meningitis; Meningococcal infections; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PENICILLIN G;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EXPERIENCE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENINGITIS; MENINGOCOCCEMIA; PARENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS, SEROGROUP B; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PENICILLINS; SEPSIS;

EID: 0042632903     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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