Case-fatality ratio of bacterial meningitis in the African meningitis belt: We can do better

Vaccine

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Boisier, Pascal ^a   Maïnassara, Halima Boubacar ^a   Sidikou, Fati ^a   Djibo, Saacou ^a   Kairo, Kiari Kaka ^b   Chanteau, Suzanne ^a  

^a Centre de Recherche Medicale et Sanitaire Niamey   (Niger)

^b Ministere de la Sante   (Niger)

Author keywords

Acute bacterial meningitis; Case fatality ratio; Niger

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ADOLESCENT; AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFTRIAXONE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLORAMPHENICOL; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MENINGITIS, HAEMOPHILUS; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; MENINGITIS, PNEUMOCOCCAL; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NIGER; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 34547561845     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2007.04.036     Document Type: Article

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