Cerebro-spinal lactate status in childhood pyogenic meningitis in Nigeria

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 361-363

  Imuekehme, S ^a   Obi, J ^b   Alakija, W ^c,d  

^a Department of Paediatrics   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; LACTIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0031459593     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/43.6.361     Document Type: Article

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