Bacteriological study of pyogenic meningitis with special reference to latex agglutination

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 97-100

  Viswanath, G ^a   Praveen, ^a   Hanumanthappa, A R ^a   Chandrappa, N R ^a   Baragundi Mahesh, C ^a  

^a J J M MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Gram stain; Latex agglutination; Pyogenic meningitis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFALEXIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM STAINING; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KLEBSIELLA; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIA; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENTIAN VIOLET; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; PHENAZINES; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34147210827     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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