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Bacterial Meningitis and Meningococcal Septicaemia: Management of Bacterial Meningitis and Meningococcal Septicaemia in Children and Young People Younger than 16 Years in Primary and Secondary Care
London: RCOG Press; 2010.
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Bacterial Meningitis and Meningococcal Septicaemia: Management of Bacterial Meningitis and Meningococcal Septicaemia in Children and Young People Younger than 16 Years in Primary and Secondary Care
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This guideline covers bacterial meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia, focusing on management of these conditions in children and young people aged younger than 16 years in primary and secondary care, and using evidence of direct relevance to these age groups where available.
Copyright © 2010, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
Sections
- Guideline Development Group membership and acknowledgements
- 1. Summary of recommendations and care pathway
- 2. Development of the guideline
- 3. Bacterial meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia in children and young people — symptoms, signs and initial assessment
- 4. Pre-hospital management of suspected bacterial meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia
- 5. Diagnosis in secondary care
- 6. Management in secondary care
- 7. Long-term management
- 8. References, glossary and abbreviations
- Appendix A. Scope
- Appendix B. Declarations of interest
- Appendix C. Registered stakeholder organisations
- Appendix D. Clinical questions
- Appendix E. Search strategies
- Appendix F. Excluded studies
- Appendix G. Included studies evidence tables
- Appendix H. Meta-analyses (Forest plots) conducted as part of guideline development
- Appendix I. Cost effectiveness of polymerase chain reaction for diagnosis in suspected meningococcal disease
- Appendix J. Cost effectiveness of antibiotics for treatment of bacterial meningitis and meningococcal disease
- Appendix K. Cost effectiveness of crystalloid versus colloid intravenous fluid for resuscitation in suspected meningococcal septicaemia
- Appendix L. Cost effectiveness of complement deficiency screening in survivors of meningococcal disease
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