Prognostic factors in adult community-acquired bacterial meningitis: A 4-year retrospective study

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 743-746

  Dauchy, F A ^a   Gruson, D ^a   Chene G ^b   Viot, J ^b   Bebear, C ^a   Maugein, J ^a   Bezian M C ^a   Dutronc, H ^a   Dupon, M ^a  

^a HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

^b BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 34548486718     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-007-0381-6     Document Type: Article

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