title: Infectious diseases. Meningococcemia.
abstract: Late last year there was an increase in meningococcal disease in Melbourne and the author reviews the treatment procedures at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne. The article is reprinted from the Alfred Hospital's Newsletter, which is edited by Dr Denis Spelman, Physician in Bacteriology.
authors.affiliation: Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weinmann
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents