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Hypocalcaemia in severe meningococcal infections
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- Published on: 9 January 2022
- Published on: 9 January 2022Hypocalcaemia and calcitonin precursors in critically ill patientsShow More
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We read with interest the paper by Baines and Colleagues [1] in which the authors reported a strong inverse relationship between total serum calcium concentrations and disease severity in 70 critically ill children with meningococcal disease. Calcitonin concentrations were measured in a subgroup of 23 children on admission, and significantly correlated with disease severity. In particular, however, the...
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