The spectrum of central nervous system infections in an adult referral hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam.

OBJECTIVES:To determine prospectively the causative pathogens of central nervous system (CNS) infections in patients admitted to a tertiary referral hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam. METHODS:From May 2007 to December 2008, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from 352 adults with suspected meningitis or ence...

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Main Authors: Walter R Taylor, Kinh Nguyen, Duc Nguyen, Huyen Nguyen, Peter Horby, Ha L Nguyen, Trinh Lien, Giang Tran, Ninh Tran, Ha M Nguyen, Thai Nguyen, Ha H Nguyen, Thanh Nguyen, Giap Tran, Jeremy Farrar, Menno de Jong, Constance Schultsz, Huong Tran, Diep Nguyen, Bich Vu, Hoa Le, Trinh Dao, Trung Nguyen, Heiman Wertheim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3431395?pdf=render