Early Signs of Meningitis Could Prevent Child Deaths

Early Signs of Meningitis Could Prevent Child Deaths

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Matthew J Thompson, University of Oxford Abstract Lancet 2006; 367:397-403 More lives of children with meningococcal disease could be saved if previously overlooked early signs could be recognised by

Matthew J Thompson

Matthew J Thompson, University of OxfordAbstract Lancet 2006;367:397-403More lives of children with meningococcal disease could be saved if previously overlooked early signs could be recognised by doctors and parents. That’s the finding of a study from London and Oxford published in the Lancet. Sarah Maxwell visited lead investigator Matthew Thompson to ask about the promise these new findings hold out.

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