The Mechanisms of Capillary Leak in Meningococcaemia

Meningococcal infection is a major infective cause of death in children and young people. Central to the underlying pathophysiological disturbances that occur in the course of invasive disease is a profound alteration in endothelial function giving rise to capillary leak, which is associated with hi...

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Main Author: Maconochie, Ian
Published: Imperial College London 2009
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.490815