Neonatal meningitis according to the microbiological diagnosis: a decade of experience in a tertiary center

The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of and mortality due to meningitis and compare data according to microbiological diagnosis. This was a ten-year retrospective study conducted at a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Newborns with meningitis confirmed by positive CSF culture were...

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Main Authors: Maria Regina Bentlin, Gabriel Luís Ferreira, Ligia Maria Suppo de Souza Rugolo, Geraldo Henrique Soares Silva, Alessandro Lia Mondelli, Antonio Rugolo Júnior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2010-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2010000600010&lng=en&tlng=en