Meningococcal septicaemia: do not be reassured by normal investigations.
This paper reports a case of meningococcal septicaemia. This case shows that normal investigations may provide the unwary clinician with an unfounded reassurance when dealing with children with this serious infection.
Jarvis
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Accident and Emergency Department, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford, UK. prejarvis@yahoo.com <prejarvis@yahoo.com>
Wilkinson
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D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006403:Hematologic Tests; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*