[Invasive meningococcal disease--management and treatment]. / Inwazyjna choroba meningokokowa--postepowanie i leczenie.
Przegl Epidemiol
; 62 Suppl 1: 39-44, 2008.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22320034
ABSTRACT
Invasive meningococcal disease is life threatening disease and in fulminant cases mortality rate may be as high as 70%. Rapid introduction of treatment and monitoring on intensive care unit is crucial for prognosis. The understanding of patomechanism responsible for sepsis development allow to introduce supportive treatment including glicocorticoids and recombinant human activated protein C. Very important is suitable prophylaxis among risk groups with, additional considering vaccination in the case of infection caused by A, C, Y, W-135 serogroups.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Surtos de Doenças
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Vacinas Meningocócicas
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Infecções Meningocócicas
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Antibacterianos
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
Pl
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article