Bacterial meningitis in hemodialyzed patients

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 236-241

  Cheng, Ben Chung ^a   Chang, Wen Neng ^a   Lu, Cheng Hsien ^a   Chen, Jin Bor ^a   Chang, Chen Sheng ^a   Lee, Chih Hsiung ^a   Lee, Chien Te ^a   Chen, Te Chuan ^a   Pan, Hsien Heng ^a   Hsu, Kuo Tai ^a   Huang, Chi Ren ^a   Tsai, Nai Wen ^a   Chang, Chin Jung ^a   Hung, Pi Lien ^a   Wang, Kuo Wei ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bacterial meningitis; Hemodialyzed patients

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; TICARCILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BRAIN DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORTALITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEIZURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREMIA;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREMIA;

EID: 2942685047     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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