Community-acquired spontaneous bacterial meningitis in patients with alcoholic liver disease

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 653-655

  Chang, Wen Neng ^a   Lu, Cheng Hsien ^a   Chang, Chen Sheng ^a   Huang, Chi Ren ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adult; Alcoholic; Alcoholism; Bacterial meningitis; Community acquired infections; Liver cirrhosis

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; OXACILLIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPYEMA; ENTEROCOCCUS; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; ENTEROCOCCUS; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, ALCOHOLIC; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0347126421     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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