Missed and delayed diagnosis of neonatal meningitis [1]

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 959-960

  Kumar, S ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LETTER; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MENINGITIS; NEWBORN; PROGNOSIS; SEPSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENINGITIS; SEIZURES;

EID: 4844230478     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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