Epidemiological, clinical and prognostic profile of acute bacterial meningitis among children in Alexandria, Egypt

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 95-101

  Farag, H F M ^a   Abdel Fattah, M M ^b   Youssri, A M ^a  

^a High Institute of Public Health Egypt   (Egypt)

^b ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Children; Egypt; Meningitis; Risk factors; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGYPT; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PROGNOSIS; SEROLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 19044377069     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.16047     Document Type: Article

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