Management of bacterial meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia in children and young people: summary of NICE guidance

BMJ. 2010 Jun 28:340:c3209. doi: 10.1136/bmj.c3209.

Authors

Cristina Visintin¹, Moira A Mugglestone, Ella J Fields, Paul Jacklin, M Stephen Murphy, Andrew J Pollard; Guideline Development Group; National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence

Collaborators

Jay Banerjee, Angela Cloke, Linda Glennie, Caroline Haines, Paul Heath, Paul Jacklin, J Simon Kroll, Ian Maconochie, Sheila McQueen, Philip Monk, Moira Mugglestone, M Stephen Murphy, Simon Nadel, Nelly Ninis, Andrew Pollard, Martin Richardson, Matthew Thompson, Alistair Thomson, Roz Ullman

Affiliation

¹ National Collaborating Centre for Women's and Children's Health, London W1T 2QA.

PMID: 20584794
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c3209

No abstract available

Publication types

Practice Guideline
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Bacteremia / diagnosis
Bacteremia / therapy*
Child
Child, Preschool
Contraindications
Fluid Therapy
Humans
Infant
Long-Term Care
Meningitis, Bacterial / diagnosis
Meningitis, Bacterial / therapy*
Meningitis, Meningococcal / diagnosis
Meningitis, Meningococcal / therapy
Risk Factors
Spinal Puncture

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents