The etiology of acute meningitis and encephalitis syndromes in a sentinel pediatric hospital, Shenzhen, China

The etiology of acute meningitis and encephalitis syndromes in a sentinel pediatric hospital, Shenzhen, China

Abstract Background Acute meningitis and encephalitis syndromes (AMES) is a severe neurological infection which causes high case fatality and severe sequelae in children. To determine the etiology of childhood AMES in Shenzhen, a hospital-based study was undertaken. Methods A total of 240 cerebrospi...

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Main Authors: Hongwei Shen, Chunqing Zhu, Xiaorong Liu, Dongli Ma, Chunli Song, Lintao Zhou, Zuer Wang, Yongxuan Ou, Wen Ma, Xianghui Shi, Xuejun Ma, Yiwen Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Etiology
Childhood
Meningitis
Encephalitis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-4162-5

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