Evaluation of the management of postoperative aseptic meningitis

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1555-1559

  Zarrouk, Virginie ^a   Vassor, Isabelle ^a   Bert, Frederic ^a   Bouccara, Didier ^a   Kalamarides, Michel ^a   Bendersky, Noelle ^a   Redondo, Aimée ^a   Sterkers, Olivier ^a   Fantin, Bruno ^a  

^a BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, ASEPTIC; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249896198     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/518169     Document Type: Article

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