OBSERVATIONS ON EARLY DETECTION AND THERAPY OF THE DEFIBRINATION SYNDROME IN MENINGOCOCCEMIA,

Abstract

Forty seven culture proven cases of meningococcemia and or meningitis due to Neisseria meningitidis were diagnosed and treated. In nineteen other cases that were treated, meningococcal disease was strongly suspected despite negative blood and cerebrospinal fluid cultures. Particular attention was given to the early detection and therapy of the defibrination syndrome (diffuse intravascular clotting or DIC) in these patients. This entity is now recognized as the most common fatal complication of meningococcemia and is a problem of great significance to the overall military mission because of the high incidence of meningococcal disease in military recruits. This paper documents observations in detail. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0713560

Entities

People

  • C. L. Lutcher
  • F. S. Pettyjohn
  • L. A. Lindesmith
  • T. B. Dunkel
  • W. T. Steudel

Organizations

  • Madigan Army Medical Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Bacterial Infections And Mycoses
  • Central Nervous System Diseases
  • Central Nervous System Infections
  • Detection
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Meningitis
  • Observation

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Trauma Surgery or Emergency Medicine.