Prevalence Causes Clinical features Differential Diagnosis Investigations Therapy Prevention Prognosis

Therapy Give antibiotics a once suspected d (e.g. ceftriaxone 2 to 4g iv daily) b Why? Ceftriaxone is effective - one in seven die, (13%: 95% CI: 5.9% to 20%) and toxicity is rare. (0.0%: 95% CI: 0.0% to 3.6%) b

Expiry date: January 2003
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