Aseptic meningitis among children in Kuwait

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 122-125

  Husain, Entesar H ^a   Bahbahani, Esmaeel ^b   Al Shawaf, Faisal ^b   El Nabi, Mamdooh Hasab ^c   Shafiq, Majdi Hilmi ^d   Al Ateeqi, Nahid ^e   Talib, Atef Abo ^f  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b MUBARAK AL KABEER HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^c AL ADAN HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^d FARWANIYA HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^e AL SABAH HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^f AL JAHRA HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Aseptic meningitis; Children in Kuwait; Meningitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CONVULSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; KUWAIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KUWAIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENINGITIS, ASEPTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS;

EID: 39749115040     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000112965     Document Type: Article

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