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Meningococcal Infections and Meningitis: What is New?
Author(s) -
Kumar R. Kishore
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
australian journal of rural health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.48
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1440-1584
pISSN - 1038-5282
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1584.2000.00309.x
Subject(s) - bacterial meningitis , meningitis , meningococcal disease , meningococcal infections , medicine , intensive care medicine , meningococcal meningitis , pediatrics , neisseria meningitidis , biology , bacteria , genetics
Meningococcal infection is one of the very few severe bacterial infections, in this era, that still can kill a relatively healthy child within minutes. Fortunately, it is a relatively rare disease. Rural practitioners may see one affected child once every 2–3 years, but once seen they will never forget it. The present article gives some examples of case scenarios along with a brief overview of the problem, with emphasis on early diagnosis, prevention and possible future developments.