Pediatric bacterial meningitis and meningococcal disease profile in a Brazilian General Hospital

Objective: To evaluate the clinical and epidemiological profile of bacterial meningitis and meningococcal disease in pediatric patients admitted to a Brazilian Secondary Public Hospital. Methods: A descriptive observational study was conducted. Microbiologically proven bacterial meningitis or mening...

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Main Authors: Bruna P. Blanco, Priscila C.A.A. Branas, Cristina R.M. Yoshioka, Angela E. Ferronato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867020300805