Septicaemia in a general hospital.

Evaluation of Blood Culture of Neonatas Suspected Septicaemia in Hazrate Masoomeh Hospital of kermanshah ,Iran(2006)

Abstract Background and objectives: Blood culture is a critical part of evaluation of Neonate suspected wath Septicaemia. This phenomenon is one of the most important causes of neonates in Neonatal. Material and Methods: This study was carried out on 1470 somples of neonates suspected with bacteraemia , using reutine microbiologicul technique. The samples wene assessed in hazrate Masoomeh hospi...

Management of diagnostic uncertainty in children with possible meningitis: a qualitative study.

BACKGROUND Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B is the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in children and young adults. Early recognition and prompt intervention with antibiotics are thought to be key to preventing serious complications. AIM Explore how general practitioners evaluate and manage febrile children with possible meningitis or meningococcal septicaemia. DESIGN OF THE STUDY ...

Prognostic indicators of septicaemia--a two year prospective evaluation.

The problem of septicaemia in a district general hospital was studied prospectively over a two year period, with respect to factors affecting prognosis. Age had little influence on the outcome, although several factors showed age-related trends which tended to be unfavourable to survival. The mortality among patients over 65 years of age was 39.5% and this was not significantly different from t...

Immunization of Cattle and Buffaloes With a Combined Anthrax, Haemorrhagic septicaemia and Blackleg Vaccine in Iran

The early management of meningococcal disease

Neisseria meningitidis is an important cause of bacterial meningitis, particularly in infants over three months old and in teenagers. The relative importance of meningococcal disease over invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease has increased following the introduction ofHib capsular vaccines in 1990. In about one fifth of infections with Neisseria meningitidis the organism causes a predominantl...