Yearly approximately 5000 children (0-18 years) are admitted to specialized pediatric intensive care units (PICU) in the Netherlands. Among these children, although relatively low in number, patients with meningococcal sepsis or septic shock form a well identified and special group with high mortality and morbidity.

, ,
This study was financially supported by a grant from Hersenstichting Nederland (Dutch Brain Foundation)
D. Tibboel (Dick)
Erasmus University Rotterdam
hdl.handle.net/1765/30819
Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam

Buysse, C. (2008, September 17). Outcome of meningococcal septic shock in childhood. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/30819