A total of 145 cases were classified as septicaemia alone (53 %), 71 as meningitis alone (26 %) and 50 cases had both septicaemia and meningitis (18 %).
This might be considered surprising since septicaemia is often a less discrete diagnosis than meningitis.
The third episode of septicaemia started on the 87th day.
Infection may occur as endometritis, cystitis or septicaemia.
The improvement/benefit that could be expected from reducing mortality caused by diarrhoea and septicaemia was then explained.
Two cases had not been notified : both had septicaemia and the serogroup was not confirmed.
The reduction observed in septicaemia is thought to be the result of the vaccination programme.
A gram-negative septicaemia would have a relatively slow clinical course but progress to final dramatic collapse.
