Paul Caldwell :
> It is not clear that early diagnosis in men.coc. septicaemia makes any
> difference to outcome- Lancet editorial 1993
Wasn't that to do with whether you do LP before penicillin rather than
after? 5 years ago there was real debate about immediate penicillin,
surely less now.
So does that mean you wouldn't give it to a kid with a fever and purpuric
rash if more than a few minutes away from a switched on paediatrician?
Chris
Dr Chris Burton
Sanquhar Health Centre
Dumfriesshire DG4 6BT
(01659) 50221
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