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Invasive meningococcal disease in children; assessment of clinical features and treatment options in 7 patients

Çocuklarda invazif meningokokkal hastalık: 7 hastada klinik özellikler ve tedavi yaklaşımının değerlendirilmesi

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The importance of the early antibiotic treatment and early, intensive, proper support is emphasized in our cases of invasive meningococcal disease which may cause a previously healthy child to die within hours.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Aim: Invasive meningococcal diseases are among the most important causes of mortality and morbidity in children and adults in all over the world.
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Key Findings & Data:The features of seven invasive meningococcal disease cases are investigated. of the previously healthy patients aged between 2 and 68 months, during a 12 month period, four of the patients were diagnosed as meningitidis, two of them as meningococcemia and meningitidis and one of them as meningococcemia.
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Conclusion & Impact:The importance of the early antibiotic treatment and early, intensive, proper support is emphasized in our cases of invasive meningococcal disease which may cause a previously healthy child to die within hours.
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Aim: Invasive meningococcal diseases are among the most important causes of mortality and morbidity in children and adults in all over the world. The spectrum of the disease may vary within a range of a disease restricting itself and a rapidly progressive septic shock. Our aim was to assess the clinical and laboratory characteristics of invasive meningococcal diseases. The features of seven invasive meningococcal disease cases are investigated. of the previously healthy patients aged between 2 and 68 months, during a 12 month period, four of the patients were diagnosed as meningitidis, two of them as meningococcemia and meningitidis and one of them as meningococcemia. The importance of the early antibiotic treatment and early, intensive, proper support is emphasized in our cases of invasive meningococcal disease which may cause a previously healthy child to die within hours.

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Amaç: İnvazif meningokokkal hastalıklar tüm dünyada çocuklarda ve yetişkinlerde, önemli bir mortalite ve morbidite nedenidir. Hastalık spektrumu, kendini sınırlayan ateşli bir hastalıktan hızlı progresif septik şoka kadar değişebilir. Bu yazıda, invazif meningokokkal hastalık tanılı hastalarımızın klinik bulguları ve laboratuvar sonuçları retrospektif olarak değerlendirildi. 12 aylık bir sürede izlenen, hepsi daha önceden sağlıklı, yaşları 2-68 ay arasında değişen, yedi invazif meninkokkal hastalık olgusunun özellikleri incelendi. Hastaların dördü menenjit, ikisi meningokoksemi ve menenjit, biri meningokoksemi tanısı aldı. Daha önceden sağlıklı bir çocuğu, saatler içinde ölüme götüren invazif meningokok enfeksiyonlu olgularımızda erken antibiyotik tedavisi ile birlikte erken, yoğun ve uygun destek tedavisinin önemi vurgulanmıştır.

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KADAYİFCİ, E. K., TUYGUN, N., TANIR, G. (2008). Invasive meningococcal disease in children; assessment of clinical features and treatment options in 7 patients. Çocuk Enfeksiyon Dergisi, Cilt: 2 - Sayı: 4, 152–155. https://ajindex.com/articles/348652

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