Characteristics of nosocomial bacterial meningitis in children

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-38

  Lin, Pei Ching ^a,b   Chiu, Nan Chang ^a,c   Li, Wen Chen ^a   Chi, Hsin ^a   Hsu, Chyong Hsin ^a   Hung, Han Yang ^a   Kao, Hsin An ^a   Huang, Fu Yuan ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b JEN AI HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Mackay Junior School of Nursing   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bacterial meningitis; Cross infection; Infant

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRYSEOBACTERIUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; EPILEPSY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PREMATURITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CAUSALITY; CHILD; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 1842783199     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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