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Elisha Robinson's daughter contracted meningococcal disease during a holiday
She has credited staff at two Thai hospitals with saving her daughter's life
She says staff at Lady Cilento Hospital are not treating her with enough care

By Alex Chapman and Charlie Coë For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 05:17 EST, 12 November 2018 | Updated: 05:29 EST, 12 November 2018

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The mother of a young girl fighting for her life after contacting meningococcal disease overseas says her daughter isn't receiving appropriate levels of care.

Elisha Robinson's Thailand holiday turned to disaster after her eight-month-old daughter, Lilliana, was diagnosed with meningococcal disease as a result of septic poisoning in October.

The young girl's parents' nightmare was eased by staff at two Thai hospitals, who are credited with saving Lilliana's life.

But now back on home soil, Ms Robinson says staff at the Lady Cilento Hospital in Brisbane, Queensland, needs to 'step up'.

Mother of a meningococcal-stricken eight-month-old girl, Elishia Robinson (right) has slammed a Queensland hospital for her interpreted lack of appropriate care

Lilliana Robinson (pictured) contracted meningococcal disease from septic poisoning in Thailand

'You have had my very ill daughter fasting for over 24 hours, no milk, no food, no nutrients, no time of the operation which I was told two days ago was booked for her,' she wrote on Facebook.

'I've not been treated like a parent of a child whose got meningococcal, I'm being treated like a parent of a child with a common cold.'

She also shared how dismayed she was at the reception she and her daughter received when they arrived with Lilliana's father, Jai Sheridan, in Australia on Friday.

'Her first day here I was transported from the plane to a waiting bay in ED where they made Lilli fast from 10am to 12am and left her vacuum dressing with no suction for 24 hours.'

Lilliana's (pictured) mother said hospital staff needed to 'step up' in their care for her isolated daughter

In a Facebook post, Elisha credited two Thai hospitals for saving her daughter's life

She said she expected there to be an entourage of doctors waiting and was disappointed that wasn't the case.

WHAT IS MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE?

Meningococcal disease is a bacterial infection that can cause death within hours if not recognised and treated in time.

There are five main strains of the infection, each of which now have a vaccine available in Australia.

Although the majority of victims will recover fully, 10% of those infected will die, and around 20% will have permanent disabilities.

If left untreated, the disease is fatal.

Amputation is not uncommon. Neither is organ failure and kidney damage, with extreme cases requiring long-term dialysis.

Babies and children up to five-years-old account for two-thirds of cases due to their less mature immune system

'I was brought here at 12pm by ambulance straight from the plane and the (sic) she was taken into triage.'

But the hospital maintains Lilliana is being cared for properly.

'The child is stable and is receiving safe and appropriate care for her condition, including surgery today,' a spokesperson for Children’s Health Queensland told Daily Mail Australia.

For now, Lilliana will continue to recover in isolation in Lady Cilento Hospital.

Mr Sheridan posted a plea for vaccinations for meningococcal disease being administered earlier throughout Australia, writing on Facebook that vaccines should be given for all strains at seven months old instead of 12.

Meningococcal disease has five main strains, with different vaccines protecting against different strains.

Strains A, C, W and Y were placed under a government vaccination scheme on July 1 this year.

Strain B, the most common, was placed on the scheme last month.