Meningococcal disease

African Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 174-178

  Koyfman, Alex ^a,c   Takayesu, James Kimo ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Neville House   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemoprophylaxis; DIC; Meningitis; Meningococcemia; Meningococcus; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DOPAMINE; HEPARIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DRUG MEGADOSE; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; FLUID RESUSCITATION; FULMINATING PURPURA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MENINGOCOCCEMIA; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MOUTH MUCOSA; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PLASMA TRANSFUSION; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SEPSIS; THROMBOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 84866524907     PISSN: 2211419X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.afjem.2011.07.007     Document Type: Article

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