Post-neurosurgical nosocomial bacterial meningitis in adults: Microbiology, clinical features, and outcomes

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 647-650

  Wang, Kuo Wei ^a   Chang, Wen Neng ^a   Huang, Chi Ren ^a   Tsai, Nai Wen ^a   Tsui, Huan Wen ^a   Wang, Hung Chen ^a   Su, Thung Ming ^a   Rau, Cheng Shyuan ^a   Cheng, Ben Chung ^a   Chang, Chen Sheng ^b   Chuang, Yao Chung ^b   Liliang, Po Chou ^b   Tsai, Yu Duan ^b   Lu, Cheng Hsien ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bacterial meningitis; Nosocomial; Post neurosurgical

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23944452615     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2004.09.017     Document Type: Article

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