Meningococcemia

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]

Synonyms and related keywords: meningococcal infections, epidemic cerebrospinal fever, Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome, meningitis, meningococci, fulminant meningococcemia, acute meningococcemia, meningococcemia, meningococcal meningitis, bacterial meningitis, meningococcal disease, Neisseria meningitidis, N meningitidis, chronic meningococcemia

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History & Symptoms | Physical Examination | Staging | Lab Tests | Electrocardiogram | Chest X Ray | CT | MRI | Echocardiography or Ultrasound | Other Imaging Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies

Treatment

Medical Therapy | Surgery | Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention

Related chapters

• Endocarditis
• Meningitis
• Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome

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