Mortality rate in patients with nosocomial Acinetobacter meningitis from a Brazilian hospital
BACKGROUND: The mortality rate due to Acinetobacter baumannii nosocomial meningitis (ANM) is high. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the factors that have influence over the outcomes in ANM patients. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of 22 cases of ANM was conducted in a hospital with...
Main Authors: | Felipe Francisco Tuon, Sergio R Penteado-Filho, Diogo Amarante, Marcio A Andrade, Luis A Borba |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702010000500003&lng=en&tlng=en |
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