Effectiveness of antibiotics given before admission in reducing mortality from meningococcal disease: Systematic review

British Medical Journal

Volumn 332, Issue 7553, 2006, Pages 1299-1301

  Hahné, Susan J M ^a   Charlett, André ^b   Purcell, Bernadette ^b   Samuelsson, Susanne ^c   Camaroni, Ivonne ^d   Ehrhard, Ingrid ^e   Heuberger, Sigrid ^f   Santamaria, Maria ^g   Stuart, James M ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^d SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^e Public Health Association Saxony   (Germany)

^f AUSTRIAN AGENCY FOR HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY   (Austria)

^g WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PENICILLIN G; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ECCHYMOSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MORTALITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPTICEMIA; SKIN BLEEDING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; INFUSION; META ANALYSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745005037     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.332.7553.1299     Document Type: Review

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