Bacterial meningitis

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 685-688

  Richardson, Martin ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE;

ADULT; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CHILD; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REVIEW;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHILD; DEXAMETHASONE; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

EID: 0030570212     PISSN: 00071064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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