Improving promptness of antibiotic treatment in meningococcal disease
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Improving promptness of antibiotic treatment in meningococcal disease.
OBJECTIVES Delays in parenteral antibiotic treatment may contribute to the high mortality in meningococcal disease. This study aimed to record "door to needle" time in children with meningococcal disease before and after the introduction of a specific teaching programme about the disease. METHODS "Door to needle" time in 33 children with meningococcal disease, admitted June 1995-December 1996...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emergency Medicine Journal
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1472-0205,1472-0213
DOI: 10.1136/emj.18.3.162