Meningococcal Disease Section 3: Diagnosis and Management: MeningoNI Forum

B C Millar^{1

2}, L Banks³, T W Bourke⁴, M Cunningham⁵, Jsg Dooley², S Elshibly⁶, C E Goldsmith¹, D Fairley⁷, K Jackson^{4

8}, S Lamont⁴, L Jessop⁹, E McCrudden⁴, D McConnell¹⁰, K McAuley¹⁰, J P McKenna⁷, Pja Moore⁸, R Smithson⁹, J Stirling¹, M Shields^{4

8}, J E Moore^{1

2

8}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Bacteriology, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7AD.
² School of Biomedical Science, Ulster University, Cromore Road, Coleraine, BT52 1SA.
³ Meningitis Now, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL5 3TJ.
⁴ The Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, Belfast, BT12 6BE.
⁵ University Health Centre at Queen's, 7 University Terrace, Belfast, BT7 1NP.
⁶ Department of Microbiology, Antrim Area Hospital, Antrim, BT41 2RL.
⁷ Department of Medical Microbiology, The Royal Group of Hospitals Belfast, BT12 6BA.
⁸ School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University, University Road, Belfast, BT7 1NN.
⁹ Northern Ireland Public Health Agency, Belfast, BT2 8BS.
¹⁰ Meningitis Research Foundation, 71 Botanic Avenue, Belfast, BT7 1JL.

Review

B C Millar et al. Ulster Med J. 2018 May.

. 2018 May;87(2):94-98.

Epub 2018 May 30.

¹ Department of Bacteriology, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7AD.
² School of Biomedical Science, Ulster University, Cromore Road, Coleraine, BT52 1SA.
³ Meningitis Now, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL5 3TJ.
⁴ The Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, Belfast, BT12 6BE.
⁵ University Health Centre at Queen's, 7 University Terrace, Belfast, BT7 1NP.
⁶ Department of Microbiology, Antrim Area Hospital, Antrim, BT41 2RL.
⁷ Department of Medical Microbiology, The Royal Group of Hospitals Belfast, BT12 6BA.
⁸ School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University, University Road, Belfast, BT7 1NN.
⁹ Northern Ireland Public Health Agency, Belfast, BT2 8BS.
¹⁰ Meningitis Research Foundation, 71 Botanic Avenue, Belfast, BT7 1JL.

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Conflict of interest statement

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