Severe meningococcal disease in childhood
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- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in British Journal of Anaesthesia
- Vol. 90 (1) , 72-83
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/90.1.72
Abstract
Meningococcal disease remains an important cause of illness in the UK (Commun Dis Rep CDR Suppl 1999; 9: S5), and is the commonest infective cause of death in children outwith the neonatal period. Although most common in children, adults are also affected. Meningococcal vaccines offer long‐term protection only against Group C disease, which causes less than half of invasive meningococcal disease (Commun Dis Rep CDR Wkly 1998; 8: 2) in the UK. Br J Anaesth 2003; 90: 72–83Keywords
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