Meningococcal meningitis

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-39

  Bhatt, K M ^a   Bhatt, S M ^b   Mirza, N B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; CHLORAMPHENICOL; PENICILLIN G; SULFAMIDOCHRYSOIDINE; SULFAPYRIDINE; SULFONAMIDE;

EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; HUMAN; REVIEW;

AFRICA, EASTERN; CROWDING; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; VACCINATION;

EID: 0029906417     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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