Meningitis after spinal anaesthesia;Meningite apres rachianesthesie

Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 360-362

  Varlet, C ^a   Gorce, P ^a   Ouaknine, B ^a   Pourriat, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS OUEST NANTERRE LA DÉFENSE   (France)

Author keywords

Meningitis; Spinal anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; MENINGITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; FEMALE; MICROBIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUIS;

EID: 0033937012     PISSN: 07507658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0750-7658(00)90204-1     Document Type: Article

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