Pre-hospital antibiotic treatment and mortality caused by invasive meningococcal disease, adjusting for indication bias

• Main Authors: Matute-Cruz Petra (Author), Martos Francisco (Author), Sánchez-Cantalejo Emilio (Author), Olalla Julián (Author), Perea-Milla Emilio (Author), Carmona-López Guadalupe (Author), Fornieles Yolanda (Author), Cayuela Aurelio (Author), García-Alegría Javier (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2009-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Mortality from invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) has remained stable over the last thirty years and it is unclear whether pre-hospital antibiotherapy actually produces a decrease in this mortality. Our aim was to examine whether p...