Administration of antibiotics before admission in patients with meningococcal disease

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 14-18

  Roznovsky L ^a   Krizova P ^b   Struncova V ^c   Dostal V ^d   Plisek S ^d   Kasal, E ^c   Burget, I ^e   Chalupa, P ^e   Dlouhy P ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OSTRAVA   (Czech Republic)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HRADEC KRALOVE   (Czech Republic)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^f MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Meningococcal disease; Mortality; Pre admission treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CZECH REPUBLIC; FATALITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MORTALITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARENTERAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0346034892     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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