cardiovascular-agents and Meningococcal-Infections

In all respects, the child with fulminant meningococcemia presents a formidable challenge to those who care for him/her. Only with prompt recognition of the disease and immediate institution of intensive treatment can the likelihood of survival be improved and morbidity minimized.

Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cardiovascular Agents; Child; Child, Preschool; Chloramphenicol; Humans; Infant; Meningococcal Infections; Naloxone; Penicillin G; Plasmapheresis; Prognosis; Sepsis; Steroids

Authors present their adopted measures, in the different clinical stages of endotoxic shock with a phisiological approach, paying special attention to those secondary to meningococcal infections.

Topics: Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cardiovascular Agents; Combined Modality Therapy; Fluid Therapy; Humans; Intensive Care Units; Meningococcal Infections; Shock, Septic; Vitamin K