Meningococcal infection in children. Modern approaches to diagnosis, treatment and prevention

The training manual outlines topical issues of etiology, pathogenesis, epidemiology and clinical course of meningococcal infection in children. Modern methods of diagnosis of this nosological form (bacteriological, serological, molecular genetic, etc) are presented, the main differential diagnostic criteria are given. The provision of assistance at the prehospital stage, the treatment of children with meningococcal infection, including infusion therapy, the appointment of etiopathogenetic agents, as well as immunocorrogative, immun replacement and adjuvant therapy, are considered in detail. Modern possibilities of vaccine -prevention of meningococcal infection are shown.
The publication is intended for infectious disease doctors, pediatricians, general practitioners (family doctors) and other specialists working in clinics and hospitals, as well as intern and clinical residents, students of continuing education cycles