Epidemiologic, clinical and bacteriologic characteristics of pneumococcal meningitis in pediatric patients from Lima, Peru

Epidemiologic, clinical and bacteriologic characteristics of pneumococcal meningitis in pediatric patients from Lima, Peru

Objectives. To describe the clinical characteristics, lethality, antibiotic susceptibility, and serotype distribution of pneumococcal meningitis in pediatric patients in Lima, Peru. Materials and Methods. A case series of pneumococcal meningitis in children less than 16 years of age from two prospec...

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Main Authors: Long Davalos, Yessica Terrazas, Ana Quintana, Martha Egoavil, Katherine Sedano, María E. Castillo, Isabel Reyes, Eduardo Chaparro, Wilda Silva, Francisco Campos, Andrés Saenz, Roger Hernandez, Olguita del Águila, Daniel Guillén Pinto, Theresa J. Ochoa
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud 2016-08-01
Series:Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública
Subjects:
streptococcus pneumoniae
meningitis neumocócica
perú
mortalidad infantil
Online Access:https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/2349

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