Acute aseptic meningitis in adults: Retrospective study of 32 cases;Méningites puriformes aseptiques chez l'adulte: Étude rétrospective de 32 cas

Presse Medicale

Volumn 33, Issue 21, 2004, Pages 1511-1515

  Pavic, M ^a   Rabar, D ^a   Amah, Y ^a   Debourdeau, P ^a   Milon, M P ^b   Rousset, H ^c   Colle, B ^a   Crevon, L ^a  

^a HIA Desgenettes   (France)

^b Laboratoire de Biologie des Tumeurs   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ENTEROVIRUS; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LEUKOCYTE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MENINGISM; NEUTROPHIL; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; VOMITING;

EID: 11144224190     PISSN: 07554982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0755-4982(04)98973-7     Document Type: Article

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