Validation of a Dutch risk score predicting poor outcome in adults with bacterial meningitis in Vietnam and Malawi.

We have previously developed and validated a prognostic model to predict the risk for unfavorable outcome in Dutch adults with bacterial meningitis. The aim of the current study was to validate this model in adults with bacterial meningitis from two developing countries, Vietnam and Malawi. Demograp...

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Main Authors: Ewout S Schut, Matthijs C Brouwer, Matthew Scarborough, Nguyen Thi Hoang Mai, Guy E Thwaites, Jeremy J Farrar, Johannes B Reitsma, Diederik van de Beek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3314623?pdf=render