Meningococcemia: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment & Prevention
2024年5月9日 · Meningococcemia is a rare but serious bacterial infection in your blood. It causes severe symptoms that get worse fast, including muscle pain, cold hands and feet, lethargy, chills, fever, a rash and more.
Meningococcemia: Symptoms, causes, and treatment - Medical News Today
2019年12月20日 · Meningococcemia is a serious blood infection that causes a rash and other symptoms. Doctors can help prevent severe complications, including death, with prompt treatment. Learn more.
Meningococcal disease - Wikipedia
Meningitis and meningococcemia are major causes of illness, death, and disability in both developed and under-developed countries. There are approximately 2,600 cases of bacterial meningitis per year in the United States, and on average 333,000 cases in developing countries.
Meningococcal Disease: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
2022年2月7日 · Meningococcal disease is a serious bacterial infection that can result in organ damage or death. The disease is treated with antibiotics. Early treatment is key. Vaccination is a step toward prevention. Bruise-like petechial lesions, or areas of damaged tissue, are often seen on the chest, back, abdomen and legs in meningococcal disease.
Meningococcemia - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2023年8月28日 · Meningococcemia is a serious life-threatening infection that is best managed by a multidisciplinary team that includes ICU nurses. The treatment should be started even if there is low suspicion of the infection; even a delay of a few hours can prove to be fatal.
Meningococcemia - Symptoms, Causes, Treatment - NORD
2009年5月15日 · Meningococcemia is a rare infectious disease characterized by upper respiratory tract infection, fever, skin rash and lesions, eye and ear problems, and possibly a sudden state of extreme physical depression (shock) which may be life …
Meningococcal Disease (Meningococcemia) - MedicineNet
Meningococcal disease (meningococcemia) is a bloodstream infection caused by Neisseria meningitides. Meningococcemia symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue, and body aches. Meningococcemia is treated with intravenous antibiotics.
Meningococcemia: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
2022年12月4日 · Meningococcemia is a medical emergency. People with this infection are often admitted to the intensive care unit of the hospital, where they are closely monitored. They may be placed in respiratory isolation for the first 24 hours to help prevent the spread of …
Meningococcemia • LITFL • CCC Infectious diseases
2024年7月7日 · Meningococcemia: Neisseria meningitidis bacteraemia -> endotoxin mediated fulminant multi-organ failure; mortality 10-12%
Meningococcemia: Practice Essentials, Background, …
Meningococcemia is defined as dissemination of meningococci (Neisseria meningitidis) into the bloodstream (see the image below). Patients with acute infection can present clinically...