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1) The document examines the clinical recognition of meningococcal disease in children and adolescents before admission to the hospital. 2) It finds that the classic features of the disease like rash, meningism, and impaired consciousness develop late, with a median onset of 13-22 hours. 3) However, 72% of children showed early symptoms of sepsis like leg pains and abnormal skin color with a median onset of 8 hours, much earlier than the median time to hospital admission of 19 hours. Recognizing these e

Author

Natali Gaviria

Language

EN