Septicaemia, meningococcal

Meningococcal vaccines Purified surface polysaccharide antigens of one or more strains of Neisseria meningitidis Active immunization against Neisseria meningitidis (can cause meningitis and septicaemia)... [Pg.437]

What are the signs and symptoms of meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia... [Pg.110]

Choice of antimicrobial follows automatically from the clinical diagnosis because the causative organism is always the same, and is virtually always sensitive to the same drug, e.g. meningococcal septicaemia (benzylpenicillin), some haemolytic streptococcal infections, e.g. scarlet fever, erysipelas (benzylpenicillin), typhus (tetracycline), leprosy (dapsone with rifampicin). [Pg.205]

Fever + shock /DIC VHF Meningococcal septicaemia Malaria/dengue Anthrax Plague Tularaemia Smallpox Ricin... [Pg.141]

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