Hypoglycaemia and septicaemia.

Meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia.

Neisseria meningitidis accounted for over half the 2,360 notified cases of meningitis in England and Wales in 19971 and is the leading infectious cause of death in childhood2–4. There were twice as many notifications of meningococcal disease in 1997 as in 1994 and the mortality remained at around 10% (ca 240 deaths)1,2. This article focuses on the presentation and management of meningococcal di...

Neonatal septicaemia.

A total of 410 proved cases of neonatal septicaemia from seven Finnish hospitals seen between 1976 and 1980 were reviewed. The annual incidence of neonatal septicaemia was 3 per 1000 births, and overall mortality was 23%. Onset was early in most patients. Symptoms of septicaemia occurred within the first 24 hours of life in 44% and within the first week of life in 90%. In the very early onset d...

Neonatal Septicaemia

Dr. Beryl Corner: The mother of this patient was admitted to Bristol Maternity Hospital 26 hours before delivery with ruptured membranes. Labour was normal, ending with a spontaneous vertex delivery of a male child which looked immature and weighed 4 lb 12 oz. His general behaviour, appearance, and head circumference which was just over 13 inches, suggested that the gestation was probably about...

Sulphonylureas and hypoglycaemia.

Artefactual hypoglycaemia: and audit.

CORRESPONDENCE Paradoxical severe decrease in serum HDL-cholesterol after treatment with a fibrate: reply by the authors We read the letter of Olukoga 1 (in response to our earlier paper 2) with interest and feel that it covers the area of fibrate induced hy-poalphalipoproteinaemia excellently. Unfortunately , we are not aware of a clear and unifying explanation as to why some patients exhibit ...