Diagnostic clinical and laboratory findings in response to predetermining bacterial pathogen: data from the Meningitis Registry.

BACKGROUND: Childhood meningitis continues to be an important cause of mortality in many countries. The search for rapid diagnosis of acute bacterial meningitis has lead to the further exploration of prognostic factors. This study was scheduled in an attempt to analyze various clinical symptoms as w...

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Main Authors: Maria Karanika, Vasiliki A Vasilopoulou, Antonios T Katsioulis, Panagiotis Papastergiou, Maria N Theodoridou, Christos S Hadjichristodoulou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2714179?pdf=render