Meningococcal septicaemia: Do not be reassured by normal investigations

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 248-249

  Jarvis, P R E ^a   Wilkinson, K N ^b  

^a BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b AIREDALE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CEFOTAXIME; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEATH; DETERIORATION; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FEVER; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INFANT; MENINGOCOCCEMIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VOMITING;

BACTEREMIA; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HUMANS; INFANT; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 1542500590     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2003.007955     Document Type: Article

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