title: Meningococcal disease. Is early diagnosis possible?
abstract: Meningococcal disease is a public health problem because of its high mortality and is one disease that many GPs have not seen. Case reports illustrate that presentation is rarely classic 'meningitis' and further research is required to enable earlier detection.
authors.affiliation: Keele University, UK. pra00@keele.ac.uk
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Charlton
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis