TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Meningococcal Meningitis
A1  - Boslett, Bryn A.
A1  - Bystritsky, Rachel
A2  - Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2  - McPhee, Stephen J.
A2  - Rabow, Michael W.
A2  - McQuaid, Kenneth R.
PY  - 2023
T2  - Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023
AB  - ESSENTIALS  OF  DIAGNOSISFever,  headache,  vomiting,  delirium,  convulsions.Petechial  rash  on  skin  and  mucous  membranes.Neck  and  back  stiffness  and  positive  Kernig  and  Brudzinski  signs  are  characteristic.Purulent  spinal  fluid  with  gram-negative  intracellular  and  extracellular  diplococci.Culture  of  cerebrospinal  fluid,  blood,  or  petechial  aspiration  confirms  the  diagnosis.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/16
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193136627
ER  -