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15779801

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-3-22
pubmed:abstractText
The microbiology department at a North London hospital audited notifications of suspected meningococcal disease in response to a reported high rate, which it suspected was due to over-reporting out of hours to public health specialists. All cases notified over a 14-month period were assessed with regards to time of reporting and subsequent microbiological confirmation. Of 36 notifications, 18 were confirmed as bacterial, mostly meningococcal meningitis. Of the four types of sample readily obtainable on admission (blood culture, ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid [EDTA] blood sample, throat swab and acute serum) all were obtained in only two cases. The reporting was considered appropriate, reflecting the relatively high incidence of meningococcal disease (MD) within the local population. Further cases might perhaps have been laboratory confirmed had all samples been sent on admission. A single form requesting all four samples in suspected meningococcal disease cases is recommended. Informing public health specialists out of hours could be rationalised.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1462-1843
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
331-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Audit of the detection and notification of meningococcal disease at a North London university district hospital.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Microbiology, North Middlesex Hospital NHS Trust, London. michael.ruddy@nphs.wales.nhs.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article