McGill, F;
Heyderman, RS;
Michael, BD;
Defres, S;
Beeching, NJ;
Borrow, R;
Glennie, L;
Gaillemin, O;
Wyncoll, D;
Kaczmarski, E;
Nadel, S;
Thwaites, G;
Cohen, J;
Davies, NW;
Miller, A;
Rhodes, A;
Read, RC;
Solomon, T.
Bacterial meningitis and meningococcal sepsis are rare conditions with high case fatality rates. Early recognition and prompt treatment saves lives. In 1999 the British Infection Society produced a consensus statement for the management of immunocompetent adults with meningitis and meningococcal sepsis. ...
Cuidados Críticos,
Meningites Bacterianas,
Infecções Meningocócicas,
Neisseria meningitidis,
Sepse,
Punção Espinal,
Sepse/terapia,
Sepse/diagnóstico,
Meningites Bacterianas/diagnóstico,
Meningites Bacterianas/terapia,
Infecções Meningocócicas/diagnóstico,
Infecções Meningocócicas/terapia
This guideline covers recognising, diagnosing and managing bacterial meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia (blood poisoning) in babies, children and young people under 16. It aims to reduce deaths and disability by promoting early recognition of symptoms and timely effective management. For recommenda...
For over 100 years, major epidemics of meningococcal disease have occurred every few years within the African meningitis belt, which runs across the continent from Senegal to Ethiopia. The objectives of this review were to revise WHO guidelines on control of epidemic meningitis in subSaharan Africa conce...
Surtos de Doenças,
Meningites Bacterianas/prevenção & controle,
Meningites Bacterianas/tratamento farmacológico,
África Subsaariana/epidemiologia,
Meningites Bacterianas/diagnóstico,
Meningites Bacterianas/epidemiologia,
Vacinas Meningocócicas/administração & dosagem,
Antibioticoprofilaxia/métodos,
Vacinas Anti-Haemophilus/administração & dosagem,
Kit de Reagentes para Diagnóstico,
Prevalência,
Incidência,
Busca de Comunicante
