title: An overview of meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia.
abstract: This article provides an overview of meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia, which can have devastating effects. Nurses working in acute and primary care need to be able to recognise the causes and symptoms of these conditions, and have up-to-date knowledge of treatment, prevention and potential after-effects.
authors.affiliation: The Meningitis Trust, Stroud. claired@meningitis-trust.org
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Donovan
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blewitt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D002353:Carrier State / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D015984:Causality; D002648:Child; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy* / Q000635:transmission; D024802:Nurse's Role; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011322:Primary Prevention; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014611:Vaccination