Should long-haul flights carry antibiotics on board to treat acute bacterial meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia?

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 201-202

  Rao, D ^a   Hamilton, E ^b   Glennie, L ^b   McConnell, D ^b   Millar, B C ^a   Rooney, P J ^a   Goldsmith, C E ^a   Loughrey, A ^a   Shields, M ^c   Moore, John E ^a  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Meningitis Research Foundation   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PENICILLIN G;

ACUTE DISEASE; AIRCRAFT; AIRPLANE CREW; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; AVIATION; AWARENESS; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MENINGOCOCCEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; WELLBEING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 58149522603     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2008.11978130     Document Type: Article

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