Insufficient therapy for nosocomial meningitis negatively affects survival, sequellae and has social consequences [1]

Neuroendocrinology Letters

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 19-

  Huttova, M ^a,b,c   Beno, P ^a,b,c   Benca, J ^a,b,c   Ondrusova, A ^a,b,c   Kisac, P ^a,b,c   Rudinsky, B ^a,b,c   Kovac, M ^a,b,c   Bauer, F ^a,b,c   Sramka, M ^a,b,c  

^a St Elisabeth University College of Health and Social Work   (Slovakia)

^b St Lesley School of Nursing   (Slovakia)

^c 4th and 5th Clinic of Tropical Medicine   (Burundi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CARBAPENEM; CEPHALOSPORIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LETTER; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICATION ERROR; MONOTHERAPY; NOSOCOMIAL MENINGITIS; THERAPY DELAY;

EID: 37849045955     PISSN: 0172780X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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