In a message dated 26/01/98 20:24:37 GMT, you write:
<< I was once told that doubling time for this little beastie is 15 minutes
- I have never looked it up though - can anyone shed any light please?
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There has to be a balance between the growth of the organism and the immune
system. It is only when that is upset that you get invasive disease.
I saw two kids on Sunday at the GP Coop. One with classical signs of
meningitis, photophobia, neck stiffness and positive kernigs who was ill with
a high fever, but no rash. The other was well, had no fever and had been sick
three times that day. As he had never ever vomited before the parents came to
the primary care centre to have him checked. They had noticed a rash but
dismissed it as a flare up of his eczema. He had a classical, non-blanching
petaechial rash all over. He has meiningocaoocal septicaemia, although he has
remained well throughout. The other child did not have meningitis.
With cases like these being not uncommon, what chance have we got to get it
right?
Dr Trefor Roscoe
Beighton Health Centre
Queens Road, Beighton
Sheffield S20 1BI
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