title: Acute meningococcaemia: recent advances in management (with particular reference to children).
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Princess Margaret Hospital, Perth, , Australia.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Duncan
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D019446:Endotoxemia / Q000382:microbiology; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis; D011379:Prognosis; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D018746:Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids