The epidemiology of meningococcal disease is changing in the UK. It is now a rare cause of non-blanching rashes in children presenting to the emergency department. All paediatricians will have been faced with a child with a non-blanching rash. The dilemma is well rehearsed: should this child ...
Interpretation Invasive meningococcal disease is a rare cause of non-blanching rashes in children presenting to the emergency department in the UK. Current NICE guidelines perform poorly when compared with tailored clinical practice guidelines. These findings suggest that UK national guidance could be ...