Diagnosis and management of meningitis

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 1992, Pages 785-814

  Feigin, Ralph D ^a   McCracken, George H ^b   Klein, Jerome O ^c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMPICILLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DEXAMETHASONE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METICILLIN; NAFCILLIN; PENICILLIN G; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; RIFAMPICIN; SULFAFURAZOLE; TICARCILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MENINGITIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENINGITIS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0026774717     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199209000-00039     Document Type: Article

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