title: [Bacterial meningitis and purpura fulminans in the child].
abstract: Antimicrobial therapy must start promptly. Antimicrobial regimen is adapted to the data of epidemiological trends. Bacterial meningitis of children are a matter of therapeutical urgency. Diagnosis must be easily considered according to the clinical analysis. Fulminant meningococcal sepsis is the most alarming clinical presentation of the meningococcal diseases.
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie générale et urgences pédiatriques médicales, Hôpital Robert Debré 75019 Paris.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bourrillon
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D011695:IgA Vasculitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D010372:Pediatrics; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Méningites bactériennes et purpura fulminans de l'enfant.