Bacterial meningitis in cirrhosis: Review of 16 cases

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 830-834

  Pauwels, Arnaud ^a   Pinès, Emmanuelle ^a   Abboura, Maamar ^a   Chiche, Isabelle ^a   Lévy, Victor Georges ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

Author keywords

Bacterial infection; Bacterial meningitis; Cirrhosis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN;

ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030668239     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(97)80320-0     Document Type: Article

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