Renal function in meningococcal infection. Analysis of 116 cases
Mar Molinero, F.; Espino Hernández, M.; Medina Monzón, C.; Flores Antón, B.; Garrido Borreguero, E.; Sánchez Díaz, J.; Melian Machín, A.
Anales Espanoles de Pediatria 34(1): 57-61
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0302-4342 PMID: 2018259 Document Number: 370108
We study the renal function in meningococcal sepsis in other to get prognostic data in disease evolution. We include 116 patients of whom we take data of anamnesis; physical examination; blood, urine and cerebrospinal fluid biochemical and microbiologic studies and TISS and APS score. We analyze qualitative and quantitative data of renal function statistical and we compare with another prognostic data of disease. We find that renal failure in meningococcal sepsis gets worse the prognostic of the disease.