Review of meningococcal infection in children at a United Kingdom hospital.

Sixty-nine children were identified and evaluable. Forty-one (60%) presented with hypotension and/or abnormal neurological signs. In 34 (49%) a petechial rash was present on admission.

An in vitro study of fusidic acid susceptibility amongst isolates from conjunctival swabs.

The aim of this study was to examine the in vitro activity of fusidic acid against bacterial isolates from conjunctival swabs. Conjunctival swabs from 213 patients with conjunctivitis were examined. One or more pathogens were grown from 73 patients.