Objective In 2003, critical care and infectious disease experts representing 11 international
organizations developed management guidelines for severe sepsis and septic shock that …

Meningococcus, an obligate human bacterial pathogen, remains a worldwide and
devastating cause of epidemic meningitis and sepsis. However, advances have been made …

Objective: To provide an update to the “Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines for
Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock,” last published in 2008. Design: A …

Objective: To provide an update to the original Surviving Sepsis Campaign clinical
management guidelines,“Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines for Management of Severe …

Objectives: The American College of Critical Care Medicine provided 2002 and 2007
guidelines for hemodynamic support of newborn and pediatric septic shock. Provide the …

Background: The Institute of Medicine calls for the use of clinical guidelines and practice
parameters to promote “best practices” and to improve patient outcomes. Objective: 2007 …

Objectives: Profound myocardial depression can occur during severe septic shock. Although
good outcomes of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation–treated children with …

Background The Institute of Medicine has called for the development of clinical guidelines
and practice parameters to develop “best practice” and potentially improve patient outcome …

The only natural reservoir of Neisseria meningitidis is the human nasopharyngeal mucosa.
Depending on age, climate, country, socioeconomic status, and other factors, approximately …

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The case fatality rate from meningococcal disease (MD) has
remained relatively unchanged in the post antibiotic era, with 20–50% of patients who …