Recognising and treatment seeking for acute bacterial meningitis in adults and children in resource-poor settings: a qualitative study.

Recognising and treatment seeking for acute bacterial meningitis in adults and children in resource-poor settings: a qualitative study.

OBJECTIVE:High mortality burden from Acute Bacterial Meningitis (ABM) in resource-poor settings has been frequently blamed on delays in treatment seeking. We explored treatment-seeking pathways from household to primary health care and referral for ABM in Malawi. DESIGN:A cross-sectional qualitative...

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Main Authors: Nicola A Desmond, Deborah Nyirenda, Queen Dube, MacPherson Mallewa, Elizabeth Molyneux, David G Lalloo, Robert S Heyderman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3701660?pdf=render

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