Bacterial meningitis in adults: A retrospective multicentric study in Tuscany (Italy);Le meningiti batteriche dell'adulto: Studio retrospettivo multicentrico della Toscana

Infezioni in Medicina

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 77-84

  Ricciardi, Liana ^a   Meini, Micaela ^a   Luchi, Sauro ^a   Scasso, Antonio ^a   Corbisiero, Raffaella ^b   Mencarelli, Maria ^b   Cellesi, Carla ^b   Aquilini, Donatella ^c   Carbonai, Simonetta ^c   Paladini, Antonio ^c   Bresci, Silvia ^d   Panunzi, Isabella ^d   Leoncini, Francesco ^d   Trezzi, Michele ^e   Nencioni, Carla ^e   Toti, Mario ^e   Maccanti, Osvalda ^f   Pardelli, Riccardo ^f   Sani, Spartaco ^f   Pippi, Luigi ^g   Esperti, Francesco ^h   Messeri, Daniela ^h   Dionisio, Daniele ^h   Pippi, Francesco ⁱ   Blè, Claudio ^j   Pienotti, Piera ^j   Mazzotta, Francesco ^j   more..

^a Azienda USL 2   (Italy)

^b Clinica Malattie Infettive Siena   (Italy)

^c Azienda USL 4   (Italy)

^d CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e Azienda USL 9   (Italy)

^f Azienda USL 6   (Italy)

^g Azienda USL Siena   (Italy)

^h Azienda USL Pistoia   (Italy)

ⁱ Scuola di Specializzazione in Malattie Infettive Siena   (Italy)

^j SANTA MARIA ANNUNZIATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Meningitis; Neisseria meningitidis; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; ITALY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MENINGITIS, LISTERIA; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; MENINGITIS, PNEUMOCOCCAL; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33746302260     PISSN: 11249390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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