Cerebrospinal fluid glucose levels and sensorineural hearing loss in bacterial meningitis

Infection

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 247-250

  Eisenhut, M ^a   Meehan, T ^b   Batchelor, L ^c  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c MACCLESFIELD DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; GLUCOSE; PENICILLIN G;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLUCOSE BRAIN LEVEL; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0041657591     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-003-3208-0     Document Type: Article

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