Nitric oxide in septic and aseptic meningitis in children

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 73-80

  Tsukahara, H ^a   Haruta, T ^b   Hata, I ^a   Mayumi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

^b KOBE CITY MEDICAL CENTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Cytokine; Lipopolysaccharide; NO 2

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0031885418     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365519850186850     Document Type: Article

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