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ModerateInfectious DiseasesMeningococcal meningitis/septicaemiauk-plab-1

A 24-year-old woman presents to her GP with a non-blanching purpuric rash on her legs, fever and headache. She is photophobic but has no focal neurological signs. You strongly suspect meningococcal meningitis with sepsis. What is the most appropriate immediate management in primary care?

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