Bacterial meningitis in Denmark: Treatment with dexamethasone and antibiotics;Bakteriel meningitis i Danmark: Dexamethason- og antibiotikabehandling

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 169, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 507-510

  Meyer, Christian N ^a,b  

^a Medicinsk Afdeling   (Denmark)

^b ROSKILDE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; GENTAMICIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENMARK; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AMPICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFTRIAXONE; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; GENTAMICINS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; PENICILLINS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33847078852     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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