Response to antimicrobial therapy in childhood bacterial meningitis in tropical Africa: Report of a bi-centre experience in Nigeria, 1993-1998

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 237-243

  Akpede, George O ^a   Dawodu, Simeon O ^b   Umoffia, Michael E ^b  

^a Otibhor Okhae Teaching Hospital   (Nigeria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G;

CHILD HEALTH; DRUG RESISTANCE; MENINGITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG COST; ECONOMICS; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NIGERIA; SEIZURE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0032885725     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724939992301     Document Type: Article

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